Bryant FLORES v. STATE of Arkansas

CR 01-239 ___ S.W.3d ___

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Opinion delivered March 22, 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 his part is good cause to grant a motion for rule on the clerk. [cme]

Motion for Rule on the Clerk; granted.

Daniel D. Becker, for appellant.

No response.

Per Curiam. Appellant Bryant Flores, by and through his attorney, has filed a motion for rule on clerk. His attorney, Daniel D. Becker, states in the motion that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part.

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

The motion is, therefore, granted. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.