ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS

NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION

JOHN MAUZY PITTMAN, JUDGE

DIVISION IV

ERIC BROWN

APPELLANT

V.

STATE OF ARKANSAS

APPELLEE

CACR02-502

June 25, 2003

APPEAL FROM THE GARLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

[NO. CR 2001-3661 V]

HON. EDWARD T. SMITHERMAN, JR.,

JUDGE

AFFIRMED

Eric Brown pled guilty to two counts of first-degree sexual abuse and two counts of sexual solicitation of a child. After a jury trial on the issue of sentencing, he was sentenced to a total of sixteen years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 4-3(j), appellant's counsel has filed a motion to withdraw on grounds that the appeal is wholly without merit. The motion is accompanied by an abstract of the proceedings below, including all objections and motions decided adversely to appellant, and by a brief in which counsel explains why there is nothing in the record that would support an appeal.

The clerk of this court provided appellant with a copy of his counsel's brief and notified him of his right to file a pro se statement of points for reversal within thirty days. Appellant filed such a statement, but each of his arguments either was not preserved for appeal by objection at trial, see Nichols v. State, 69 Ark. App. 212, 11 S.W.3d 19 (2000), or is not cognizable on appeal from a guilty plea, see Bradford v. State, 351 Ark. 394, 94 S.W.3d 904 (2003). As such, none of his arguments can be considered here.

From our review of the record and the briefs presented to us, we find compliance with Rule 4-3(j), and that the appeal is without merit. Accordingly, counsel's motion to withdraw is granted and the judgment is affirmed.

Hart and Robbins, JJ., agree.