Case Name: Hezekiah PIERCE v. STATE of Arkansas
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 2005-03-31
Citations: 361 Ark. 290
Docket Number: CR 05-230
Parties: Hezekiah PIERCE v. STATE of Arkansas
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 361
Pages: 290–290

Head Matter:
Hezekiah PIERCE v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 05-230
206 S.W.3d 247
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered March 31, 2005
Jonathan T. Lane, for appellant.
No response.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Hezekiah Pierce, by his attorney, Jonathan T. Lane has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney admits that the notice of appeal was not filed in a timely manner due to a mistake on his part.
We find that such error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion, which we will treat as a motion for belated appeal. See Terry v. State, 272 Ark. 243, 613 S.W.2d 90 (1981); In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964 (1979) (per curiam).
The motion for belated appeal is, therefore, granted. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.