Title: Paul Steven Jones v. State of Arkansas

State: arkansas

Issuer: Arkansas Supreme Court

Document:

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.