Case Name: William Avon NEAL v. STATE of Arkansas
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1998-11-19
Citations: 335 Ark. 259
Docket Number: CR 98-1318
Parties: William Avon NEAL v. STATE of Arkansas
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 335
Pages: 259–259

Head Matter:
William Avon NEAL v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 98-1318
979 S.W.2d 93
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered November 19, 1998
John L. Kearny, for appellant.
No response.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Appellant, William Avon Neal, by his attorney, John L. Kearney, has filed a motion for belated appeal. His attorney admits that the record was tendered late 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. See Terry v. State, 272 Ark. 243, 613 S.W.2d 90 (1981); In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 295 Ark. 964 (1979) (per curiam).
Because appellant's attorney admitted fault and his motion was proper under Ark. R. App. P. — Crim. 2, the motion to file belated appeal was granted, and the per curiam was treated as a motion for rule on the clerk.
A copy of this per curiam will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct. In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964.