Case Name: Sam STEWART v. STATE of Arkansas
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1997-09-11
Citations: 329 Ark. 502
Docket Number: CR 97-942
Parties: Sam STEWART v. STATE of Arkansas
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 329
Pages: 502–503

Head Matter:
Sam STEWART v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 97-942
949 S.W.2d 893
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered September 11, 1997
Irwin Law Firm, by: Robert E. Irwin, for appellant.
No response.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The appellant, Sam Stewart, has filed a motion styled, "Motion to File Belated Appeal and for a Rule on the Clerk." Mr. Stewart's attorney, Robert E. Irwin, admits that the notice of appeal was untimely filed due to negligence on his part.
We find that such an error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to treat this motion as one for belated appeal and grant the motion. See In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964 (1979) (per curiam). A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.