Case Name: Joel P. SMITH v. STATE of Arkansas
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1996-03-18
Citations: 323 Ark. 804
Docket Number: CR 96-261
Parties: Joel P. SMITH v. STATE of Arkansas
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 323
Pages: 804–805

Head Matter:
Joel P. SMITH v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 96-261
917 S.W.2d 168
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered March 18, 1996
Robert S. Tschiemer, for appellant.
No response.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Appellant, Joel P. Smith, by his attorney, has filed for a belated appeal.
His attorney, Robert S. Tschiemer, admits that the failure to file the record in time was 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 our Per Curiam opinion dated February 5, 1979, In re Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.