Opinion
CR 02-1283
Opinion delivered December 19, 2002
APPEAL ERROR — MOTION FOR RULE ON CLERK — GOOD CAUSE FOR GRANTING. — An admission by an attorney for a criminal defendant that the appeal was not timely filed 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.
Montgomery, Adams Wyatt, by: Dale E. Adams, for appellant.
No response.
Appellant, Allan Wayne Hudson, by and through his attorney, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. Attorney Dale E. Adams admits by motion that the appeal was not timely filed 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.