Opinion
CR 03-344
Opinion delivered April 17, 2003
MOTIONS — 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.
The Lisk Firm, by: Lynn D. Lisk, for appellant.
No response.
Appellant, Paul Eugene Hanlin, by and through his attorney, Lynn Lisk, has filed a motion for a rule on the clerk. His attorney, Lynn Lisk, 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.