Case Name: Bobby MORGAN v. STATE of Arkansas
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 2003-06-12
Citations: 353 Ark. 652
Docket Number: CR 03-587
Parties: Bobby MORGAN v. STATE of Arkansas
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 353
Pages: 652–653

Head Matter:
Bobby MORGAN v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 03-587
113 S.W.3d 80
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered June 12, 2003
Erwin L. Davis, for appellant.
No response.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Appellant Bobby Morgan, by and through his attorney, Erwin L. Davis, has filed a motion to file belated appeal transcript, which we will treat as a motion for rule on the clerk. Mr. Davis offers several reasons why the transcript was not timely filed but fails to accept responsibility himself.
This Court has held that we will grant a motion for rule on the clerk when the attorney admits the record was not timely filed due to an error on his part. Terry v. State, 288 Ark. 172, 702 S.W.2d 804 (1986). We have held that a statement that it was someone else's fault, or no one's fault, will not suffice. Clark v. State, 289 Ark. 382, 711 S.W.2d 162 (1986). Therefore, appellant's motion must be denied.
The appellant's attorney shall file within thirty days from the date of this per curiam a motion and affidavit in this case accepting full responsibility for not timely filing the transcript, and upon same, the motion will be granted and a copy of the opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.