Case Name: W.W. v. STATE of Arkansas
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1997-11-20
Citations: 330 Ark. 635
Docket Number: 97-1305
Parties: W.W. v. STATE of Arkansas
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 330
Pages: 635–636

Head Matter:
W.W. v. STATE of Arkansas
97-1305
956 S.W.2d 169
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered November 20, 1997
Alvin Schay, for appellant.
No response.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
This is a juvenile delinquency proceeding in which, appellant, W.W., by his attorney, Alvin Schay, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney admits that the notice of appeal was not filed in a timely manner 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, which we will treat as a motion for belated appeal. See Terry v. State, 272 Ark. 243, 613 S.W.2d 90 (1981); In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964 (1979) (per curiam).
The motion for belated appeal is, therefore, granted. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.