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Johnson v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Jan 27, 1992
821 S.W.2d 479 (Ark. 1992)

Opinion

No. CR 92-21

Opinion delivered January 27, 1992

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.

Appellant, pro se.

Winston Bryant, Att'y Gen., by: Gil Dudley, Asst. Att'y Gen., for appellee.


Appellant, Dorothy Johnson, by her attorney, John C. Goodson has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. Her attorney admits that the record was tendered late.

We find that such error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. See per curiam dated February 5, 1979, In re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964; Terry v. State, 272 Ark. 243, 613 S.W.2d 90 (1981).

A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.


Summaries of

Johnson v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Jan 27, 1992
821 S.W.2d 479 (Ark. 1992)
Case details for

Johnson v. State

Case Details

Full title:Dorothy JOHNSON v. STATE of Arkansas

Court:Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Jan 27, 1992

Citations

821 S.W.2d 479 (Ark. 1992)
821 S.W.2d 479