Terrance Quartez Jarrett v. State of Arkansas
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SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS
No.
CR 08-1295
TERRANCE QUARTEZ JARRETT,
APPELLANT,
Opinion Delivered
December 4, 2008
MOTION FOR RULE ON CLERK
VS.
STATE OF ARKANSAS,
APPELLEE,
GRANTED.
PER CURIAM
APPEAL & ERROR – RECORD WAS NOT TIM ELY FILED – M OTION FOR RULE O N CLERK GRANTED.–
Appellant’s motion for rule on clerk was granted where the record was not timely filed due to error
on the part of appellant’s attorney.
John W. Settle, for appellant.
No response.
Terrance Quartez Jarrett, by his attorney, John W. Settle, has filed a motion for rule on
clerk. The circuit court entered Jarrett’s judgment and commitment order on July 8, 2008, and
Jarrett filed his notice of appeal on July 9, 2008. The record in this matter was thus due to be
filed by October 7, 2008.
Because the record was not tendered to this court’s clerk until
November 5, 2008, it was untimely.
This court recently clarified its treatment of motions for rule on clerk and motions for
belated appeals in McDonald v. State, 356 Ark. 106, 146 S.W.3d 883 (2004). There we said:
Where an appeal is not timely perfected, either the party or attorney filing the
appeal is at fault, or there is good reason that the appeal was not timely
perfected. The party or attorney filing the appeal is therefore faced with two
options. First, where the party or attorney filing the appeal is at fault, fault
should be admitted by affidavit filed with the motion or in the motion itself.
There is no advantage in declining to admit fault where fault exists. Second,
where the party or attorney believes that there is good reason the appeal was not
perfected, the case for good reason can be made in the motion, and this court
will decide whether good reason is present.
356 Ark. at 116, 146 S.W.3d at 891 (footnote omitted). While this court no longer requires
an affidavit admitting fault before we will consider the motion, an attorney should candidly
admit fault where he or she has erred and is responsible for the failure to perfect the appeal.
See id.
When it is plain from the motion, affidavits, and record that relief is proper under
either rule based on error or good reason, the relief will be granted. See id. If there is attorney
error, a copy of the opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct. See
id.
It is plain from Jarrett’s motion that there was error on Mr. Settle’s part. Pursuant to
McDonald v. State, supra, we grant Jarrett’s motion for rule on clerk and forward a copy of
this opinion to the Committee on Professional Conduct.
Motion granted.
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CR 08-1295
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