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Hawkins v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Oct 18, 2001
57 S.W.3d 170 (Ark. 2001)

Opinion

CR 01-1065

Opinion Delivered October 18, 2001

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 her part is good cause to grant a motion for rule on the clerk. [cme]

Motion for Rule on the Clerk; granted.

Tjuana C. Byrd, for appellant.

No response.


Petitioner, Kenneth Hawkins, by his attorney Tjuana C. Byrd, Deputy Public Defender for the Sixth Judicial District, 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 per curiam will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct. In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964.


Summaries of

Hawkins v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Oct 18, 2001
57 S.W.3d 170 (Ark. 2001)
Case details for

Hawkins v. State

Case Details

Full title:Kenneth HAWKINS, Appellant v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee

Court:Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Oct 18, 2001

Citations

57 S.W.3d 170 (Ark. 2001)
57 S.W.3d 170