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ARK.] 559 Frank BROWN, Jr. v. STATE of Arkansas 638 S.W.2d 263 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered July 12, 1982 APPEAL 8c ERROR MOTION FOR RULE ON THE CLERK GOOD CAUSE FOR GRANTING MOTION. An affidavit by attorneys for a criminal defendant, admitting that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on their part, and attached to a motion for rule on the clerk, is good cause for granting the motion. Motion for Rule on the Clerk; motion granted. Anthony W. Bartels and Jim Burton, for appellant. Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., by: Alice Ann Burns, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee. PER CURIAM. Frank Brown, Jr., by his attorneys, has filed for a rule on the clerk. His attorneys, Anthony W. Bartels and Jim R. Burton, have attached an affidavit admitting that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on their part. We find that such an error, admittedly made by the attorneys 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.
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