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Buchanan v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Jul 19, 1993
856 S.W.2d 308 (Ark. 1993)

Opinion

CR 93-714

Opinion delivered July 19, 1993

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.

Davis H. Loftin, for appellant.

No response.


Appellant, Jessie Lee Buchanan, by his attorney, has filed for a rule on the clerk.

His attorney, Davis Loftin, admits that the failure to file the record in time was 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 5, 1979, In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.


Summaries of

Buchanan v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Jul 19, 1993
856 S.W.2d 308 (Ark. 1993)
Case details for

Buchanan v. State

Case Details

Full title:Jessie Lee BUCHANAN v. STATE of Arkansas

Court:Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Jul 19, 1993

Citations

856 S.W.2d 308 (Ark. 1993)
314 Ark. 129