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490 WILLETT V. STATE [287 Cite as 287 Ark. 490 (1985) Peggy WILLETT v. STATE of Arkansas 700 S.W.2d 373 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered December 23, 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. Pruitt & Hodnett, by: Jerry D. Pruitt, for appellant. No response. PER CURIAM. Appellant, Peggy Willett, by her attorney, has filed for a rule on the clerk. Her attorney, Jerry D. Pruitt, admits that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part. [II] 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. PURTLE, J., not participating.
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