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Atkins v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Sep 9, 1985
696 S.W.2d 306 (Ark. 1985)

Opinion

Opinion delivered September 9, 1985

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.

Mark W. Corley, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Att'y Gen., by: Clint Miller, Asst. Att'y Gen., for appellee.


Appellant, Jerry Atkins, by his attorney, has filed for a rule on the clerk.

His attorney, Mark W. Corley, admits that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part.

We find that such an error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. See our Per Curiam opinion dated February s, 1979, In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases.

A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.

PURTLE, J., not participating.


Summaries of

Atkins v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Sep 9, 1985
696 S.W.2d 306 (Ark. 1985)
Case details for

Atkins v. State

Case Details

Full title:Jerry ATKINS v. STATE of Arkansas

Court:Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Sep 9, 1985

Citations

696 S.W.2d 306 (Ark. 1985)
696 S.W.2d 306