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Jordan v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Mar 4, 1996
916 S.W.2d 732 (Ark. 1996)

Opinion

CR 96-228

Opinion delivered March 4, 1996

APPEAL ERROR — MOTION FOR RULE ON CLERK — GOOD CAUSE FOR GRANTING. — An admission by an attorney for a criminal defendant that the failure to file the record in time was 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.

Henry C. Morris, for appellant.

No response.


The appellant, George Jordan, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney, Henry C. Morris, admits that the failure to file the record in time was due to a mistake on his part.

[1] We find that such an error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. See our Per Curiam opinion dated February 5, 1979, In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.


Summaries of

Jordan v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Mar 4, 1996
916 S.W.2d 732 (Ark. 1996)
Case details for

Jordan v. State

Case Details

Full title:George JORDAN v . STATE of Arkansas

Court:Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Mar 4, 1996

Citations

916 S.W.2d 732 (Ark. 1996)
916 S.W.2d 732