James Andrew Taylor v. State of Arkansas

James Andrew TAYLOR v. STATE of Arkansas

CR 01-215 ___ S.W.3d ___

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Opinion delivered March 15, 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.

David Mark Gunter, for appellant.

No reaponse.

Per Curiam. Petitioner, James Andrew Taylor, by his attorney, David Mark Gunter, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney admits that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part.

We find that such error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. See Terry v. State, 272 Ark. 243, 613 S.W.2d 90 (1981); 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 per curiam will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.