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Terrell v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Feb 22, 1988
745 S.W.2d 135 (Ark. 1988)

Opinion

Opinion delivered February 22, 1988

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.

M. Watson Villines II, for appellant.

No objection.


The appellant, Ricky Terrell, by his attorney, M. Watson Villines II, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney admits that the record was tendered late in that it contains no written indication that within thirty days from the filing of a motion for new trial, a ruling was obtained from the trial court either that the motion was being taken under advisement or that the matter was set for hearing on a definite date. Ark. R. App. P. 4(c); Smith v. Boone, 284 Ark. 183, 680 S.W.2d 709 (1984).

We find that such error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. 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. In re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964 (1979).


Summaries of

Terrell v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Feb 22, 1988
745 S.W.2d 135 (Ark. 1988)
Case details for

Terrell v. State

Case Details

Full title:Ricky TERRELL v. STATE of Arkansas

Court:Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Feb 22, 1988

Citations

745 S.W.2d 135 (Ark. 1988)
745 S.W.2d 135

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