Title: Paul Steven Jones v. State of Arkansas

State: arkansas

Issuer: Arkansas Supreme Court

Document:

Paul Steven Jones v. State of Arkansas  Paul Steven JONES v. STATE of Arkansas CR 97-351 ___ S.W.2d ___ Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered April 14, 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 Belated Appeal; granted. John F. Gibson, Jr., for appellant. No response. Per Curiam. Paul Steven Jones, by his attorney, has filed a motion for a belated appeal. His attorney, John F. Gibson, Jr., 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.