Case Title: Rocky Halter v. State of Arkansas

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State: arkansas

Court: Arkansas Supreme Court

Date: 1998-02-26T00:00:00Z

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Rocky Halter v. State of Arkansas  Rocky HALTER v. STATE of Arkansas CR 98-119 ___ S.W.2d ___ Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered February 26, 1998 Appeal & error -- motion for rule on clerk -- good cause for granting. -- An admission by an attorney for a criminal defendant that the record 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. Darrell F. Brown, for appellant. No response. Per Curiam. Petitioner, Rocky Halter, by his attorney, Darrell F. Brown, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney admits that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part. We find that such error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. See Terry v. State, 272 Ark. 243, 613 S.W.2d 90 (1981); In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 295 Ark. 964 (1979) (per curiam). A copy of this per curiam will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct. In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964.