Case Name: Donald BRIDGES v. STATE of Arkansas
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1996-02-26
Citations: 323 Ark. 565
Docket Number: CR 96-181
Parties: Donald BRIDGES v. STATE of Arkansas
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 323
Pages: 565–566

Head Matter:
Donald BRIDGES v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 96-181
914 S.W.2d 762
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered February 26, 1996
Mike Everett, for appellant.
No response.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The appellant, Donald Bridges, has filed a motion for belated appeal or rule on the clerk. As he filed his notice of appeal prior to the disposition of a post-trial motion listed under Ark. R. App. P. 4(c), it was of no effect. Appellant's attorney admits he was responsible for the failure to file an additional notice of appeal.
We treat the motion as one for a belated appeal and grant the motion. We find that such an error, admittedly made by an attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. See Brown v. State, 321 Ark. 282, 900 S.W.2d 954 (1995). A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.