Opinion
CR 00-976
Opinion delivered September 14, 2000
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.
John C. Stratford, for appellant.
No response.
Jessie James Howard, by his attorney, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk.
His attorney, John C. Stratford, admits in his motion that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part.
[1] We find an error, admittedly made by the 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 for rule on the clerk is, therefore, granted. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.