Cassandra GREEN v. STATE of Arkansas

CR 92-1194
843 S.W.2d 316Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered December 7, 1992

1. APPEAL ERROR — MOTION FOR RULE ON THE CLERK — GOOD CAUSE FOR GRANTING. — An admission by an attorney for a criminal defendant that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part is good cause to grant a motion for rule on the clerk.

Motion for Rule on the Clerk; granted.

William P. Mills, for appellant.

No response.

PER CURIAM.

Petitioner, Cassandra Green, by her attorney, William P. Mills, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. Her attorney admits that the record was tendered late due to an error on his part.

[1] We find such error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. See

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Terry v. State, 272 Ark. 243, 613 S.W.2d 90 (1981); In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964 (1979) (per curiam).

A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct. In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964.

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