Coleman v. State

Full title: Maurice COLEMAN v. STATE of Arkansas

Court: Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Jul 5, 1993

856 S.W.2d 306 (Ark. 1993)

856 S.W.2d 306

Opinion

CR 93-676

Opinion delivered July 5, 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.

Billy E. Ross, for appellant.

No response.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Maurice Coleman, by his attorney, Bill E. Ross, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney admits that the record was tendered late.

We find that such error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. See per curiam dated February 5, 1979, In re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964; Terry v. State, 272 Ark. 243, 613 S.W.2d 90 (1981).

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