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186 JOHNSON V. STATE [308 Cite as 308 Ark. 186 (1992) Dorothy JOHNSON v. STATE of Arkansas CR 92-21 821 S.W.2d 479 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered January 27, 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. Appellant, pro se. Winston Bryant, Att'y Gen., by: Gil Dudley, Asst. Att'y Gen., for appellee. PER CURIAM. Appellant, Dorothy Johnson, by her attorney, John C. Goodson has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. Her attorney admits that the record was tendered late. [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).
ARK.] 187 A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.
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