804 SMITH v. STATE [323 Cite as 323 Ark. 804 (1996) Joel P. SMITH v. STATE of Arkansas CR 96-261 917 S.W.2d 168 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered March 18, 1996 APPEAL & ERROR — MOTION FOR BELATED APPEAL — GOOD CAUSE FOR GRANTING. — An admission by the attorney for a criminal defendant that the failure to file the record in time was due to a mistake on his part is good cause to grant a motion for belated appeal. Motion for Belated Appeal; granted.
ARK.] SMITH V. STATE 805 Cite as 323 Ark. 804 (1996) Robert S. Tschiemer, for appellant. No response. PER CURIAM. Appellant, Joel P. Smith, by his attorney, has filed for a belated appeal. His attorney, Robert S. Tschiemer, admits that the failure to file the record in time was due to a mistake on his part. [1] We find that such an error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. See our Per Curiam opinion dated February 5, 1979, In re Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.
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