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dismissing Appellant's appeal for failure to reserve his right to appeal, pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 24.3(b), after entering a guilty plea
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CR 93-427
Opinion delivered September 27, 1993
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — APPEAL OF GUILTY PLEA — FAILURE TO CONDITION PLEA — APPEAL DISMISSED. — Where appellant pled guilty to capital felony murder but failed to condition his guilty plea by reserving, in writing, his right to appeal, and failed to obtain the consent of the trial judge and prosecutor, appellant's appeal of the trial court's refusal to suppress his in-custody statement made to police was dismissed.
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court; H.A. Taylor, Judge; appeal dismissed.
Mark F. Hampton, for appellant.
Winston Bryant, Att'y Gen., by: Clint Miller, Senior Asst. Att'y Gen., for appellee.
Sherman Noble pleaded guilty to capital felony murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. On appeal, Noble contends the Trial Court should have granted his motion to suppress his in-custody statement made to the police. He argues the statement was involuntary.
The basis of this appeal of a guilty plea conviction is Ark. R. Crim. P. 24.3(b), which states:
(b) With the approval of the court and the consent of the prosecuting attorney, a defendant may enter a conditional plea of guilty or nolo contendre [contendere], reserving in writing the right, on appeal from the judgment, to review of an adverse determination of a pretrial motion to suppress evidence. If the defendant prevails on appeal, he shall be allowed to withdraw his plea.
Nothing before us shows that Mr. Noble conditioned his guilty plea by reserving, in writing, his right to appeal. Nor is there any indication that the Trial Court or the prosecutor consented.
Absent any showing that these requirements were met, we dismiss the appeal.
Appeal dismissed.