ARK.] VAUGHAN V. STATE 555
Cite as 305 Ark. 555 (1991) Ricky Samuel VAUGHAN v. STATE of Arkansas RC 91-28 810 S.W.2d 327 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered May 28, 1991 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. William Isaacs, for appellant. No objection. PER CURIAM. Petitioner, Ricky Samuel Vaughan, by his attorney, William Isaacs, 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 our 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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