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ARK.] MONK V. STATE 607 Cite as 293 Ark. 607 (1987) Michael MONK a/k/a Al Capone v. STATE of Arkansas 739 S.W.2d 539 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered November 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. Marc Aaron Kline, for appellant. No objection. PER CURIAM. Appellant, Michael Monk, by his attorney, has filed for a rule on the clerk. His attorney, Marc Aaron Kline, admits that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part. [1] 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.
608 MONK V. STATE [293 Cite as 293 Ark. 607 (1987) A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.
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