Title: Michael Henderson v. State of Arkansas

State: arkansas

Issuer: Arkansas Supreme Court

Document:

Michael HENDERSON v. STATE of Arkansas

CR 97-53                                           ___ S.W.2d ___

                    Supreme Court of Arkansas
               Opinion delivered February 3, 1997


Appeal & error -- motion for belated appeal -- 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 belated appeal.


     Motion for Rule on the Clerk treated as Motion for Belated
Appeal; granted.
     William McArthur, for appellant.
     No response.

     Per Curiam. 
     Michael Henderson, by his attorney, has filed a motion for a
rule on the clerk.  We treat this motion as a motion for belated
appeal.
     His attorney, William McArthur, 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.