Case Name: Ralph Nelson WELLS v. STATE of Arkansas
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 2002-10-10
Citations: 350 Ark. 303
Docket Number: CR 02-996
Parties: Ralph Nelson WELLS v. STATE of Arkansas
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 350
Pages: 303–303

Head Matter:
Ralph Nelson WELLS v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 02-996
86 S.W.3d 844
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered October 10, 2002
Johnson & West, by: B. Kenneth Johnson, for appellant.
No response.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Appellant Ralph Nelson Wells, by and through his attorney, B. Kenneth Johnson, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. On June 13, 2002, a notice of appeal was filed. The record on appeal was due to be filed with the Supreme Court Clerk on September 11, 2002, although it was not tendered until September 13, 2002. Appellant's attorney admits responsibility for tendering the record late.
We find that such error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. Jones v. State, 338 Ark. 29, 992 S.W.2d 85 (1999) (per curiam) (citing Tarry v. State, 288 Ark. 172, 702 S.W.2d 804 (1986) (per curiam)).
The motion for rule on the clerk is granted. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct. See In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964 (1979) (per curiam).