Williams v. State
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SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS
No.
CR09-355
Opinion Delivered 4-23-09
RODERICK WILLIAMS,
APPELLANT,
VS.
MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AND
FOR APPOINTMENT OF NEW
COUNSEL
STATE OF ARKANSAS,
APPELLEE,
MOTION GRANTED.
PER CURIAM
Appellant Roderick Williams was convicted of capital murder and additional charges
by a Desha County jury on September 26, 2008, and sentenced to life imprisonment and an
additional term of years on other crimes. Counsel for appellant is B. Kenneth Johnson. He
filed a timely notice of appeal and designation of the record on October 23, 2008. An order
of the Desha County Circuit Court granted the appellant an extension of time to file the
record, found that appellant is indigent, and gave him permission to proceed in forma pauperis
with his appeal. Johnson lodged the record on April 7, 2009. Appellant’s brief is due on
May 18, 2009.
On January 1, 2009, B. Kenneth Johnson took the bench as an elected circuit judge
in the Tenth Judicial District and is precluded from practicing law by Canon 4G of the
Arkansas Code of Judicial Conduct. He is asking this court to grant his motion to be relieved
as counsel and to appoint new counsel to pursue this appeal on behalf of appellant.
We find that there is good cause to grant the motion to withdraw under Rule 16 of
the Rules of Appellate Procedure and to appoint new counsel for appellant. We hereby
appoint Adam L. Hopkins to represent Roderick Williams on appeal.
It is so ordered.
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CR09-355
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