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818 JOHNSON V. STATE [322 Cite as 322 Ark. 818 (1995) Reginald JOHNSON v. STATE of Arkansas CR 95-1227 911 S.W.2d 593 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered December 18, 1995 APPEAL & ERROR MOTION FOR RULE ON CLERK TREATED AS ONE FOR BELATED APPEAL MOTION GRANTED. Where appellant's attorney admitted that he untimely filed a notice of appeal due to a mistake on his part, the notice of appeal was of no effect, and the supreme court treated petitioner's motion for rule on the clerk as one for a belated appeal, which was granted upon counsel's admission of error. Motion for Belated Appeal; granted. Tell Hulett, for appellant. No response. PER CURIAM. Petitioner, Reginald Johnson, by his attorney, Tell Hulett, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney admits that he untimely filed a notice of appeal in this cause due
ARK.] 819 to a mistake on his part. Under our rules the notice of appeal was of no effect. Ark. R. App. P. 4. [1] We will treat petitioner's motion as one for a belated appeal which we grant upon counsel's admission of error. We direct that a copy of this per curiam will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct. Woods v. State, 316 Ark. 705, 873 S.W.2d 563 (1994).
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