Alicen Beckham v. State of Arkansas

Alicen BECKHAM v. STATE of Arkansas

CR 00-901 ___ S.W.3d ___

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Opinion delivered September 7, 2000

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.

Robert A. Newcomb, for appellant.

No response.

Per Curiam. Alicen Beckham, by her attorney, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk.

Her attorney, Robert A. Newcomb, admits in his motion that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part.

We find 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 for rule on the clerk is, therefore, granted. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.