Opinion

Williams v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.

  • 2014 Ark. App. 503
Court
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
Filed
Sep 24, 2014
Status
Published
On the bench
Rhonda K. Wood
Cited by
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Authority
More cited than 33.2%

The opinion

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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS

DIVISION III

CV-14-435

No.

Opinion Delivered September 24, 2014

BRANDON WILLIAMS

APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE GARLAND

COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

V. [NO. JV-2012-445]

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HONORABLE VICKI SHAW COOK,

HUMAN SERVICES and MINOR JUDGE

CHILD

APPELLEES AFFIRMED; MOTION TO

WITHDRAW GRANTED

RHONDA K. WOOD, Judge

This is a no-merit appeal from an order terminating the parental rights of appellant

Brandon Williams to his child, C.W. Williams’s attorney filed a motion to withdraw as

counsel and a no-merit brief pursuant to Linker-Flores v. Arkansas Department of Human

Services, 359 Ark. 131, 194 S.W.3d 739 (2004), and Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 6-9(i),

asserting that there are no issues of arguable merit to support the appeal. No pro se points

for reversal have been filed. We affirm the termination and grant counsel’s motion to

withdraw.

The brief includes a discussion of the sufficiency of the evidence to support the

termination order, all matters in the record that might arguably support an appeal, all

adverse rulings, and a statement as to why counsel considers each point raised as incapable

of supporting a meritorious appeal. After careful review of the record in accordance with

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Rule 6-9(i) of the Rules of the Arkansas Supreme Court and the Arkansas Court of

Appeals, we hold that this appeal lacks merit. Counsel complied with our requirements for

no-merit termination cases, and we affirm by memorandum opinion. In re Memorandum

Opinions, 16 Ark. App. 301, 700 S.W.2d 63 (1985); Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 5-2(e).

Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted.

GLADWIN, C.J., and BROWN, J., agree.

Leah Lanford, Arkansas Public Defender Commission, for appellant.

Tabitha B. McNulty, County Legal Operations; and Chrestman Group, PLLC, by:

Keith L. Chrestman, for appellees.

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