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Harris v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Dec 10, 1990
798 S.W.2d 926 (Ark. 1990)

Opinion

No. RC 90-66

Opinion delivered December 10, 1990

APPEAL ERROR — MOTION FOR RULE ON THE 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.

Motion for Rule on the Clerk; granted.

William R. Simpson, Jr., Public Defender, by: Howard W. Koopman, Deputy Public Defender, for appellant.

No response.


Petitioner, Rodney Lamont Harris, by his attorney, Howard W. Koopman, 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).

A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct. In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964.


Summaries of

Harris v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Dec 10, 1990
798 S.W.2d 926 (Ark. 1990)
Case details for

Harris v. State

Case Details

Full title:Rodney Lamont HARRIS v. STATE of Arkansas

Court:Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date published: Dec 10, 1990

Citations

798 S.W.2d 926 (Ark. 1990)
798 S.W.2d 926

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