ARK.] JEFFERS V. STATE 425 Cite as 300 Ark. 425 (1989) Donald JEFFERS v. STATE of Arkansas
RC 89-63 778 S.W.2d 953 Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered November 13, 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. Anthony J. Sherman, for appellant. No response. PER CURIAM. Appellant, Donald Jeffers, by his attorney,
426 [300 Anthony J. Sherman, 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). [1] We find that such error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. See per curiam dated February 5, 1979, In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964; Terry v. State, 272 Ark. 243, 613 S.W.2d 90 (1981). A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct
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