Green v. State

Full title: Cassandra GREEN v. STATE of Arkansas

Court: Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Dec 7, 1992

843 S.W.2d 316 (Ark. 1992)

843 S.W.2d 316

Opinion

CR 92-1194

Opinion delivered December 7, 1992

1. 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.

William P. Mills, for appellant.

No response.

PER CURIAM.

Petitioner, Cassandra Green, by her attorney, William P. Mills, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. Her attorney admits that the record was tendered late due to an error on his part.

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