Larry Donnell WASHINGTON v. STATE of Arkansas 626 S.W. 2d 361 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered January 11, 1982 APPEAL ge ERROR — BELATED APPEALS IN CRIMINAL CASES — MOTION FOR RULE ON THE CLERK, GOOD CAUSE FOR GRANTING. — Where the attorney for a criminal defendant admits that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part, this constitutes good cause to grant a motion for rule on the clerk. Motion for rule on the clerk; motion granted. PER CURIAM. Appellant, Larry Donnell Washington, by his attorney, has filed for a rule on the clerk. His attorney, Richard W. Byrd, 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: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct. Justice PURTLE would grant the motion finding no fault on the part of counsel.
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