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ARK.] RIDENHOUR I). STATE 109 Cite as 278 Ark. 109 (1982) Leonard E. RIDENHOUR v. STATE of Arkansas 643 S.W.2d 570 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered December 20, 1982 APPEAL & ERROR MOTION FOR RULE ON THE CLERK. There is good cause to grant a Motion for Rule on the Clerk where the
record was tendered late because of a mistake admittedly made by the attorney for the criminal defendant. Motion for Rule on the Clerk; motion granted. Wayland A. Parker, for appellant. Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., by: Alice Ann Burns, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee. PER CURIAM. Appellant, Leonard E. Ridenhour, by his attorney, has filed for a rule on the clerk. His attorney, Wayland A. Parker, 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.
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