STEPHENSON V. STATE 82 Cite as 332 Ark. 82 (1998) [332 Larry STEPHENSON v. STATE of Arkansas CR 98-120 959 S.W.2d 56 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered February 26, 1998 APPEAL & ERROR — MOTION FOR BELATED APPEAL — GOOD CAUSE FOR GRANTING. — An admission by the attorney for a criminal defendant that the appeal was not timely filed due to a mistake on her part is good cause to grant a motion for belated appeal. Motion for Belated Appeal; granted. Lori A. Mosby, for appellant. No response. PER CuRIAivi. Appellant Larry Stephenson, by his attorney Lori A. Mosby, has filed a motion for belated appeal. Mosby admits by motion that the appeal was not timely filed due to a mistake on her 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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