Opinion
CR 97-1035
Opinion delivered September 25, 1997
APPEAL ERROR — MOTION FOR RULE ON 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.
James R. Marschewski, for appellant.
No response.
The appellant's attorney, James R. Marschewski, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. The attorney, James R. Marschewski, admits that the transcript was untimely filed due to negligence on his part.
[1] We find that such error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. See In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964 (1979) (per curiam). A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.