Barton v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. ““Suspension of Rules. In the interest of expediting decision, or for other good cause shown, an appellate court may suspend the requirements or provisions of any of these rules in a particular case on application of a party or on its own motion and may order proceedings in accordance with its direction; provided, however, an appellate court may not extend the time for taking an appeal, as provided in Rule 4(a)(1).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Barton v. State

2. “Rule 2 ARAP provides that the appellate court may, in its sound discretion, suspend the Rules, except for extending the time for taking an appeal”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 606 So. 2d 171 - Symanowski v. State