Opinion
98-935
Opinion delivered September 10, 1998
APPEAL ERROR — MOTION FOR BELATED APPEAL — GOOD CAUSE FOR GRANTING. — An admission by the attorney for a criminal defendant that the notice of appeal was not filed in a timely manner due to a mistake on her part is good cause to grant a motion for belated appeal.
Motion for Rule on the Clerk treated as Motion for Belated Appeal; granted.
Theresa Nazario, for appellant.
No response.
Appellant, Cephas Brewer, by his attorney, Theresa Nazario, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney admits that the notice of appeal was not filed in a timely manner due to a mistake on her part.
[1] We find that such error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion, which we will treat as a motion for belated appeal. 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 belated appeal is, therefore, granted. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.