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Rogers v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Sep 4, 2003
117 S.W.3d 108 (Ark. 2003)

Opinion

CR 03-485

Opinion delivered September 4, 2003

APPEAL ERROR — MOTION FOR RULE ON 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.

Alvin Q. Malone, for appellant.

No response.


Appellant, Jason B. Rogers, by his attorney, Alvin Q. Malone, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney admits that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part.

[1] 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, 265 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, 265 Ark. 964.


Summaries of

Rogers v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Sep 4, 2003
117 S.W.3d 108 (Ark. 2003)
Case details for

Rogers v. State

Case Details

Full title:Jason B. ROGERS v. STATE of Arkansas

Court:Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Sep 4, 2003

Citations

117 S.W.3d 108 (Ark. 2003)
117 S.W.3d 108