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Yent v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Jul 18, 1983
655 S.W.2d 458 (Ark. 1983)

Opinion

Opinion delivered July 18, 1983

APPEAL ERROR — MOTION FOR BELATED APPEAL — ADMISSION OF MISTAKE BY ATTORNEY GOOD CAUSE FOR GRANTING. — An admission by an attorney for a criminal defendant that the record was not timely filed due to a mistake on his part is good cause to grant a motion for belated appeal.

Motion for Belated Appeal; motion granted.

Law Office of W. B. Putman, by: E. E. Maglothin, Jr., for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., by: Theodore Holder, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


Glenda Yent's motion for belated appeal is granted. E. E. Maglothin, Jr., her attorney of record, agrees to accept responsibility for failure to file the record timely. A copy of this per curiam is forwarded to the Committee on Professional Ethics in accordance with the practice we have heretofore established.


Summaries of

Yent v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Jul 18, 1983
655 S.W.2d 458 (Ark. 1983)
Case details for

Yent v. State

Case Details

Full title:Glenda YENT v. STATE of Arkansas

Court:Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Jul 18, 1983

Citations

655 S.W.2d 458 (Ark. 1983)
655 S.W.2d 458