Title: David L. McGrew v. State of Arkansas
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State: Arkansas
Issuer: Arkansas Supreme Court
Date: May 7, 1998

David L. McGrew v. State of Arkansas Annotate this Case David L.McGREW v. STATE of Arkansas CR 98-426 ___ S.W.2d ___ Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered May 7, 1998 Appeal & error -- motion for rule on clerk -- good cause for granting. -- An admission by an attorney for a criminal defendant that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part is good cause to grant a motion for rule on the clerk. Motion for Rule on the Clerk; granted. W. Hunter Williams, for appellant. No response. Per Curiam. Pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 2-2 (1997), appellant, David L. McGrew, by his attorney, W. Hunter Williams, Jr., filed a motion for rule on the clerk. Mr. Williams admitted in the motion that the record was tendered late 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 In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964 (1979) (per curiam). Accordingly, the motion is granted. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct. Id.