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282 [309 Barbara Lynn MOFFITT v. STATE of Arkansas CR 92-444 828 S.W.2d 356 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered May 4, 1992 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. Linda Scribner, for appellant. No response. PER CURIAM. Appellant, Barbara Lynn Moffitt, by her attorney, has filed for a rule on the clerk. Her attorney, Linda Scribner, admits that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on her 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. I
ARK.] 283 W.C. SWAFFAR, Executor of the Estate of Eddie Linn Swaffar, Sr., Deceased v. Eddie Linn SWAFFAR, Jr., et al. 91-254 828 S.W.2d 355 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered May 4, 1992 Appeal from Faulkner Probate court; Andre McNeil, Judge; appeal dismissed. Barber, McCaskill, Amsler, Jones & Hale, P.A., by: M. Stephen Bingham, for appellant. J.R. Nash, for appellant. PER CURIAM. This appeal is dismissed on grounds of moot-ness. See Swaffar v. Swaffar, 309 Ark. 73, 827 S.W.2d 140 (1992).
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