Hansberry v. State

Full title: Clinton HANSBERRY, Jr. v. STATE of Arkansas

Court: Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Nov 21, 1994

887 S.W.2d 308 (Ark. 1994)

887 S.W.2d 308

Opinion

94-991

Opinion delivered November 21, 1994

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.

Heather Patrice Hogrobrooks, for appellant.

No response.

PER CURIAM.

This is a juvenile delinquency proceeding in which, appellant, Clinton Hansberry, Jr., by his attorney, Heather Patrice Hogrobrooks, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney admits that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on her part.

We find that 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.