Farmer v. State

Full title: ROGER DON FARMER v . STATE of ARKANSAS

Court: Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Jun 17, 1999

992 S.W.2d 130 (Ark. 1999)

992 S.W.2d 130

Opinion

CR 99-627

Opinion delivered June 17, 1999

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.

Jeffrey W. Hatfield, for appellant.

No response.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant Roger Don Farmer, by and through his attorney, has filed a motion for a rule on the clerk. His attorney, Jeffrey W. Hatfield, states in the motion that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part.

[1] We find that such an error, admittedly made by an 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).

The motion is, therefore, granted. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.