220 GROOMS V. STATE [287 Cite as 287 Ark. 220 (1985) William R. GROOMS v. STATE of Arkansas 697 S.W.2d 894 Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered October 21, 1985 APPEAL & ERROR — MOTION FOR RULE ON THE CLERK — GOOD CAUSE TO GRANT. — 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. Peter R. Darling, for appellant. Steve Clark, Att'y Gen., by: Theodore Holder, Asst. Att'y Gen., for appellee. PER CURIAM. Petitioner, William R. Grooms, by his attorney, Peter R. Darling, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney admits that the record was tendered late due to his miscalculation of the seven-month maximum limit for filing the record in this Court. See Rule 5, Ark. R. App. P., Ark. Stat. Ann.,
ARK.] 221 Vol. 3A (Repl. 1979). 111 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, 265 Ark. 964; Terry v. State, 272 Ark. 243 (1981). A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct. PURTLE, J., not participating.
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