Case Name: Gregory DONALD v. STATE of Arkansas
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 2000-06-29
Citations: 341 Ark. 803
Docket Number: CR 00-677
Parties: Gregory DONALD v. STATE of Arkansas
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 341
Pages: 803–803

Head Matter:
Gregory DONALD v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 00-677
20 S.W.3d 331
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered June 29, 2000
Gibson Law Office, by: Charles S. Gibson, for appellant.
No response.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant Gregory Donald has filed a motion RIAM. appeal. The record reflects that the judgment and commitment order was filed on November 9, 1999, but that the notice of appeal was not filed until January 18, 2000. Appellant's counsel, Charles S. Gibson, has filed an affidavit pursuant to Ark. R. App. P. — Crim. 2(e) admitting responsibility for the failure to timely file the notice of appeal.
We find that such error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. See Pack v. State, 336 Ark. 268, 983 S.W.2d 126 (1999) (per curiam); Brewer v. State, 334 Ark. 234, 973 S.W.2d 482 (1998) (per curiam); Harkness v. State, 264 Ark. 561, 572 S.W.2d 835 (1978). A copy of this per curiam opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct. See In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964 (1979) (per curiam).
Motion granted.