Case Name: Joe COPELAND v. STATE of Arkansas
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 2003-03-06
Citations: 352 Ark. 205
Docket Number: CR 03-180
Parties: Joe COPELAND v. STATE of Arkansas
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 352
Pages: 205–205

Head Matter:
Joe COPELAND v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 03-180
99 S.W.3d 426
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered March 6, 2003
Norman G. Co, for appellant.
No response.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Appellant Joe Copeland, by and through am. attorney, has filed a motion for a belated appeal and request for new counsel. His attorney, Norman G. Cox, states in the motion that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part.
We find that such an error, admittedly made by an 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 for a belated appeal is granted. The motion requesting new counsel is denied. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.