Conte v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAppellant was convicted of two counts of capital murder as well as firearm enhancements. Appellant was sentenced to two life sentences. Appellant appealed, alleging five claims of error. The Supreme Court declined to reach the merits of Appellant’s arguments because Appellant’s brief did not comply with Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 4-2(a)(8)(2014). Specifically, the addendum did not include a DVD introduced by the parties during trial. Further, because there was no evidence of waiver, the case was remanded to the circuit court to settle the record by requiring that a verbatim transcription be made of any audio recording played at trial. Remanded to settle and supplement the record.
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