Case Title: Larry Stephenson v. State of Arkansas

Citation: 

Docket Number: CR98-120

State: arkansas

Court: Arkansas Supreme Court

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

Document:
Larry Stephenson v. State of Arkansas  Larry STEPHENSON v. STATE of Arkansas CR 98-120 ___ S.W.2d ___ Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered February 26, 1998 Appeal & error -- motion for belated appeal -- good cause for granting. -- An admission by the attorney for a criminal defendant that the appeal was not timely filed due to a mistake on her part is good cause to grant a motion for belated appeal. Motion for Belated Appeal; granted. Lori A. Mosby, for appellant. No response. Per Curiam. Appellant Larry Stephenson, by his attorney Lori A. Mosby, has filed a motion for belated appeal. Mosby admits by motion that the appeal was not timely filed due to a mistake on her 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.