MCCREADY V. STATE 418 Cite as 325 Ark. 418 (1996) [325 Raymond C. McCREADY v. STATE of Arkansas CR 96-763 924 S.W2d 813 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered July 15, 1996 APPEAL & ERROR — MOTION FOR RULE ON CLERK •— GOOD CAUSE FOR GRANTING. — An admission by an attorney for a criminal appellant that the record of postcon y iction proceedings 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. Alvin Schay, for appellant. No response. PER CURIAM. Appellant, Raymond C. McCready, by his attorney, Alvin Schay, has filed a motion for a rule on the clerk. Appellant filed a timely notice of appeal from the denial of his petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Rule 37 of the Arkan-sas Rules of Criminal Procedure. His attorney admits by motion that the record of the postconviction proceedings was tendered late 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.
ARK. I 419 A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct. DUDLEY, J., not participating.
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