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236 [323 Richard Dalton RICHMOND v. STATE of Arkansas CR 96-34 913 S.W.2d 305 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered January 29, 1996 APPEAL & ERROR - MOTION FOR RULE ON CLERK - GOOD CAUSE FOR GRANTING. - An admission by an attorney for a criminal defendant that he tendered the record late is good cause for granting a motion for rule on the clerk. Motion for Rule on the Clerk; granted. Charles E. Tilmon, jr., for appellant. No response. PER CURIAM. Appellant, Richard Dalton Richmond, by his attorney, Charles E. Tilmon, Jr., has filed a motion for rule on
ARK.] 237 the clerk. His 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 order 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). A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.
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