Opinion
CR 01-74
February 8, 2001
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 her part is good cause to grant a motion for rule on the clerk. [cme]
Motion for Rule on the Clerk; granted.
Ann Hill, for appellant.
Petitioner, Jerry Williams, by his attorney, Ann Hill, 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.
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).
The motion for rule on the clerk is, therefore, granted. A copy of this per curiam will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.