ARK.] YORK V. STATE 537
Cite as 305 Ark. 537 (1991) Michael Shane YORK v. STATE of Arkansas RC 91-23 807 S.W.2d 933 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered May 20, 1991 APPEAL & ERROR — MOTION FOR RULE ON THE CLERK — GOOD CAUSE FOR GRANTING. — An admission by an attorney for a criminal
538 [305 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. David M. Clark, for appellant. No response. PER CURIAM. Petitioner, Michael Shane York, by his attorney, David M. Clark, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney admits that the record was tendered late due to his failure to timely file the record in this court. See Ark. R. App. P. 5(a). [1] We find that such failure, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. See per curiam dated February 5, 1979, 265 Ark. 964; Terry v. State, 272 Ark. 243 (1981). A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct. In re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964 (1979).
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