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Neighbors v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Mar 18, 1991
804 S.W.2d 728 (Ark. 1991)

Opinion

No. RC 90-69

Opinion delivered March 18, 1991

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.

J.F. Atkinson, Jr., for appellant.

Winston Bryant, Att'y Gen., by: Clint Miller, Asst. Att'y Gen., for appellee.


Appellant, Earl Ray Neighbors, by his attorney, has filed for a rule on the clerk.

His attorney, J.F. Atkinson, Jr., admits that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part.

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

Neighbors v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Mar 18, 1991
804 S.W.2d 728 (Ark. 1991)
Case details for

Neighbors v. State

Case Details

Full title:Earl Ray NEIGHBORS v. STATE of Arkansas

Court:Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Mar 18, 1991

Citations

804 S.W.2d 728 (Ark. 1991)
804 S.W.2d 728