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Eric KENNEDY v. STATE of Arkansas CR 95-897 905 S.W.2d 70 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered September 18, 1995 APPEAL & ERROR - MOTION FOR BELATED APPEAL GRANTED - COUNSEL ADMITTED FAULT - GOOD CAUSE SHOWN. - Where counsel for a criminal defendant admitted fault in failing to file the record in a timely manner, good cause for granting appellant's motion for rule on the clerk was shown, and the motion was granted. Motion for Rule on the Clerk gr: nted. John Henry, for appellant. No response. PER CURIAM. Appellant, Eric Kennedy, by his attorney, has filed for a rule on the clerk. His attorney, John Henry, 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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