William Wesley SKIVER v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 96-527 ___ S.W.2d ___
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered May 20, 1996
Appeal & error -- motion for rule on clerk -- good cause for
granting. -- An admission by the attorney for a criminal
defendant that the failure to file the record in time was 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.
Jon A. Williams, for appellant.
No response.
Per Curiam. Per Curiam 5-20-96
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WILLIAM WESLEY SKIVER,
APPELLANT,
V.
STATE OF ARKANSAS,
APPELLEE,
CR 96-527
MOTION FOR RULE ON THE CLERK
MOTION GRANTED.
William Wesley Skiver, by his attorney, Jon A. Williams, has
filed a motion for a rule on the clerk. His attorney admits by
motion that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his
part.
We find that such an error, admittedly made by the 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.
DUDLEY, J., not participating.
