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736 PARRISH V. STATE [315 Cite as 315 Ark. 736 (1994) Ron PARRISH & Rose Parrish v. STATE of Arkansas CR 93-458 870 S.W.2d 394 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered February 7, 1994 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. Jon A. Williams, for appellant. No response. PER CURIAM. Appellants, Ron Parrish and Rose Parrish, by their attorney, have filed for a rule on the clerk.
ARK.] 737 Their attorney, Jon A. Williams admits that the failure to file the record in time was 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. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.
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