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Lewis v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Sep 28, 2000
26 S.W.3d 585 (Ark. 2000)

Opinion

CR 00-1031

Opinion delivered September 28, 2000

Appeal error — motion for belated appeal — 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 belated appeal.

Motion for Belated Appeal; granted.

Sandra S. Cordi, for appellant.

No response.


Appellant, Robert Lewis, by his attorney, Sandra Cordi, 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, 295 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, supra.


Summaries of

Lewis v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Sep 28, 2000
26 S.W.3d 585 (Ark. 2000)
Case details for

Lewis v. State

Case Details

Full title:ROBERT LEWIS v. STATE OF ARKANSAS

Court:Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Sep 28, 2000

Citations

26 S.W.3d 585 (Ark. 2000)
26 S.W.3d 585