SKILES V. STATE ARK.] Cite as 329 Ark. 365 (1997) 365 Earl SKILES v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 97-515 947 S.W.2d 14 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered July 7, 1997 APPEAL & ERROR - MOTION FOR BELATED APPEAL - GOOD CAUSE FOR GRANTING. - An admission by an attorney for a criminal defendant that the notice of appeal was filed before the judgment due to a mistake on his part is good cause to grant a motion for belated appeal. Motion for Belated Appeal; granted. Keith Watkins, for appellant.
SKILES V. STATE 366 Cite as 329 Ark. 365 (1997) [329 No response. • PER CURIAM. Earl Skiles, by his attorney, has filed a motion for a rule on the clerk which we treat as a motion for belated appeal. His attorney, Keith Watkins, admits in his motion that the notice of appeal was filed before the judgment 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 In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964 (1979) (per curiam). The motion is, therefore, granted. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.
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