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ARK.] ALMOBARAK V. STATE 313 Cite as 291 Ark. 313 (1987) Omar ALMOBARAK v. STATE of Arkansas 724 S.W.2d 180 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered February 23, 1987 APPEAL & ERROR MOTION FOR RULE ON THE CLERK GOOD CAUSE FOR GRANTING. An admission by an attorney for a criminal defendant that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part, is good cause to grant a motion for rule on the clerk. Motion for Rule on the Clerk; granted.
D. Scott Hickam, for appellant. No objection. PER CURIAM. Petitioner, Omar Almobarak, by his attorney, D. Scott Hickam, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney admits that the record was tendered late due to his miscalculation of the ninety-day limit for filing the record in this court. See Ark. R. App. P. 5(a). 1111 We find that such error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, a good cause to grant the motion. See per curiam dated February 5, 1979, 265 Ark. 964; Terry v. State, 272 Ark. 243 (1981). A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct. In re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964 (1979).
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