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ARK.] VINEYARD V. STATE 231 Cite as 299 Ark. 231 (1989) Sylvia Dianne VINEYARD v. STATE of Arkansas RC 89-25 771 S.W.2d 289 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered June 19, 1989 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.
232 [299 No response. PER CURIAM. Appellant Sylvia Dianne Vineyard, by her attorney, has filed for a rule on the clerk. The attorney, Don G. Gillaspie, admits that the failure to file the record in time was due to fault 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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