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ARK.] SMITH v. STATE 55 Cite as 276 Ark. 55 (1982) Gardner SMITH, Jr. v. STATE of Arkansas 631 S.W.2d 835 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered May 3, 1982 APPEAL & ERROR MISTAKE BY ATTORNEY GOOD CAUSE FOR MOTION FOR RULE ON THE CLERK. An error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the Motion for Rule on the Clerk. Motion for rule on the clerk; motion granted. Charles P. Allen, for appellant. Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., by: Alice Ann Burns, Asst. Auy. Gen., for appellee.
PER CURIAM. Gardner Smith, Jr., by his attorney, has filed for a rule on the clerk. His attorney, Charles P. Allen, has attached an affidavit admitting 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 rofessional Conduct.
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