Opinion
CR 96-680
Opinion delivered April 7, 1997
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.
Richard H. Young, for appellant.
No response.
Appellant, Timothy Moses, by his attorney, Richard H. Young, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney "excepts full responsibility for the late filing." We assume he means he "accepts" responsibility for the error. [1] We find that such error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. See per curiam order 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.