Case Title: Jessie James Howard v. State of Arkansas

Citation: 

Docket Number: CR00-976

State: arkansas

Court: Arkansas Supreme Court

Date: 2000-09-14T00:00:00Z

Document:
Jessie James HOWARD v. STATE of Arkansas CR 00-976 ___ S.W.3d ___ Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered September 14, 2000 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. [cme] Motion for Rule on the Clerk; granted. John C. Stratford, for appellant. No response. Per Curiam. Jessie James Howard, by his attorney, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney, John C. Stratford, admits in his motion that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part. We find 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 for rule on the clerk is, therefore, granted. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.