Case Title: W. W., a Juvenile v. State of Arkansas

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State: arkansas

Court: Arkansas Supreme Court

Date: 1997-11-20T00:00:00Z

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W. W., a Juvenile v. State of Arkansas  W.W. v. STATE of Arkansas 97-1305 ___ S.W.2d ___ Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered November 20, 1997 Appeal & error -- motion for rule on clerk treated as motion for belated appeal -- good cause for granting. -- An admission by the attorney for a criminal defendant that the notice of appeal was not filed in a timely manner due to a mistake on his part is good cause to treat a motion for rule on the clerk as one for belated appeal and to grant the motion. Motion for Rule on the Clerk treated as Motion for Belated Appeal; granted. Alvin Schay, for appellant. No response. Per Curiam. This is a juvenile delinquency proceeding in which, appellant, W.W., by his attorney, Alvin Schay, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney admits that the notice of appeal was not filed in a timely manner 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, which we will treat as a motion for belated appeal. See Terry v. State, 272 Ark. 243, 613 S.W.2d 90 (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.