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Willingham v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Mar 17, 1997
939 S.W.2d 311 (Ark. 1997)

Opinion

CR 96-1222

Opinion delivered March 17, 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.

Charles L. Honey, for appellant.

No response.


Appellant, O.C. Willingham, by his attorney, Charles L. Honey, has filed an amended motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney admits that the record was tendered late due to an error 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 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.


Summaries of

Willingham v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Mar 17, 1997
939 S.W.2d 311 (Ark. 1997)
Case details for

Willingham v. State

Case Details

Full title:O.C. WILLINGHAM v . STATE of Arkansas

Court:Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Mar 17, 1997

Citations

939 S.W.2d 311 (Ark. 1997)
939 S.W.2d 311