Jose Luis Valenzuela v. State of Arkansas

Jose VALENZUELA v. STATE of Arkansas

CR 03-373                                                                               113 S.W.3d 80

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Opinion delivered June 12, 2003

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.

Ralph J. Blagg, for appellant.

No response.

Per Curiam. Appellant Jose Valenzuela, by and through his attorney, Ralph J. Blagg, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. Attorney Blagg 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.

Corbin, J., not participating.