GAINES V. STATE ARK.] Cite as 350 Ark. 455 (2002) 455 Norman GAINES v. STATE of Arkansas CR 02-1080 88 S.W.3d 424 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered October 31, 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 not filed in a timely manner late due to a mistake on his part is good cause to grant a motion for belated appeal. Motion for Belated Appeal; granted. Robert L. Depper, Jr., for appellant. No response. ER CURIA/v1. Appellant Norman Gaines, by his attor- P ney, Robert L. Depper, Jr., has filed a motion for belated appeal. His attorney admits that the notice of appeal was not filed in a timely manner due to a mistake on his part. [1] We find that such error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion for belated appeal. See Terry v. State, 272 Ark. 243, 613 S.W.2d 90
456 [350 (1981); In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964 (1979) (per curiam). The motion for belated appeal is, therefore, granted. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.
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