172 TARRY V. STATE [288 Cite as 288 Ark. 172 (1986) Timmy TARRY v. STATE of Arkansas 702 S.W.2d 804 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered February 3, 1986 APPEAL & ERROR — MOTION FOR RULE ON THE CLERK — GOOD CAUSE FOR GRANTING. — Where the attorney for a criminal defendant admits that the record was not timely filed due to an error on his part, this is good cause to grant a motion for rule on the clerk. Motion for Rule on the Clerk; motion granted. Gene Worsham, for appellant. No response by appellee.
ARK.] 173 PER CURIAM. Appellant, Timmy Tarry, by his attorney, Gene Worsham, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. The motion admits that the record was not timely filed and appellant's attorney accepts full responsibility for not perfecting the appeal on time. [Ill 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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