Eckl v. State

Full title: Richard G. ECKL v. STATE of Arkansas

Court: Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Nov 9, 1992

841 S.W.2d 617 (Ark. 1992)

841 S.W.2d 617

Opinion

CR 92-1188

Opinion delivered November 9, 1992

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.

Michael Knollmeyer, for appellant.

No response.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Richard G. Eckl, by his attorney, Michael Knollmeyer 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.