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42 [274 Robert N. FORD v. STATE of Arkansas 621 S.W 2d 701 Supreme Court of Arkansas October 5, 1981 APPEAL g e ERROR LATE TENDER OF RECORD IN CRIMINAL CASE ADMISSION OF MISTAKE BY ATTORNEY CONSTITUTES GOOD CAUSE TO GRANT MOTION FOR RULE ON CLERK. Where the attorney for a criminal defendant admits that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part, this is good cause to grant a motion for rule on the clerk. Motion for rule on the clerk; motion granted. John W. Settle, for appellant. Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., by: Alice Ann Burns, Asst. Atty. Gem, for appellee. PER CURIAM. Appellant, robert N. Ford, by his attorney, has filed for a rule on the clerk. His attorney, John W. Settle, admits that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part. We find that such an error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. See our Per Curiam opinion dated February 5, 1979, In Re: elated Appeals in Criminal Cases. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.
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