Case Title: Melvin Griffin v. State of Arkansas

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State: arkansas

Court: Arkansas Supreme Court

Date: 1997-09-11T00:00:00Z

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Melvin Griffin v. State of Arkansas  Melvin GRIFFIN v. STATE of Arkansas CR 97-843 ___ S.W.2d ___ Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered September 11, 1997 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. Claudell Woods, for appellant. No response.. Per Curiam. Melvin Griffin, by his attorney, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney, Claudell Woods, admits in his motion that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part. 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.