Opinion
Opinion delivered April 15, 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.
John W. Unger, Jr., for appellant.
Steve Clark, Atty Gen., by: Theodore Holder, Asst. Atty Gen., for appellee.
Appellant has filed a motion for a rule on the clerk.
His attorney, John W. Unger, Jr., has admitted that the record was tendered late as a result of negligence on his part.
Such negligence made in a criminal case is good cause to grant the rule on the clerk. See Per curiam, In Re: Belated Appeals In Criminal Cases, February 5, 1979, 265 Ark. 964.
A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.