Case Name: Earl SKILES v. STATE of Arkansas
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1997-07-07
Citations: 329 Ark. 365
Docket Number: CR 97-515
Parties: Earl SKILES v. STATE of Arkansas
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 329
Pages: 365–366

Head Matter:
Earl SKILES v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 97-515
947 S.W.2d 14
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered July 7, 1997
Keith Watkins, for appellant.
No response.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Earl Skiles, by his attorney, has filed a motion for a rule on the clerk which we treat as a motion for belated appeal.
His attorney, Keith Watkins, admits in his motion that the notice of appeal was filed before the judgment due to a mistake on his part.
We find that such an error, admittedly made by the 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.