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GREENv S 1 A lE 306 Cite as 360 Ark 306 (2005) [360 Billy Dale GREEN v STATE of Arkansas CR 04-1379 200 S,W3d 898 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opimon delivered January 13, 2005 APPEAL & ERROR MOTION FOR RULE ON 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 Ms part is good cause to grant a motion for rule on the clerk: Motion for Rule on Clerk, granted Steven M. Harper, Arkansas Public Defender Commission, for appellant. No response DER CURIAM, Appellant, Billy Dale Green, by and through his attorney, has filed a motion for a rule on the clerk His
ARK 307 attorney, Steven M. Harper, states in his motion that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part. We find that such an error, admittedly made by an attorney for a crumnal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion: See In Re Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark: 964 (1979) (per curiam): [1] Therefore, the motion is granted: A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct:
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