CASES DETERMINED IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF ARKANSAS Rufus Antonio BOX v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 02-751 83 S.W.3d 416 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered September 5, 2002 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 late due to a mistake on his part is good cause for granting a motion for belated appeal. Motion for Belated appeal; granted. David Mark Gunter, for appellant. No response. ER CURIAM. Appellant Rufus Antonio Box, by and p through attorney, David Mark Gunter, has filed a motion for belated appeal. Attorney, David Mark Gunter, states in the motion that the notice of appeal was filed late due to a mistake on his part. [1] We find that such an error, admittedly made by an 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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