Case Name: Terry FRITTS v. State of ARKANSAS
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1999-05-27
Citations: 337 Ark. 607
Docket Number: CR 99-519
Parties: Terry FRITTS v. State of ARKANSAS
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 337
Pages: 607–607

Head Matter:
Terry FRITTS v. State of ARKANSAS
CR 99-519
990 S.W.2d 549
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered May 27, 1999
Robert Meurer, for appellant.
No response.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Appellant Terry Fritts, by and through his attorney, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk which we will treat as a motion for belated appeal. His attorney, Robert Meurer, admits by motion that the appeal was not timely filed due to a mistake on his part. Specifically, the notice of appeal was filed before the judgment and commitment order was entered.
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 is, therefore, granted. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.