Title: Wake Williams v. State of Arkansas
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State: Arkansas
Issuer: Arkansas Supreme Court
Date: September 11, 1997

Wake Williams v. State of Arkansas Annotate this Case Wake WILLIAMS v. STATE of Arkansas CR 97-952 ___ S.W.2d ___ Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered September 11, 1997 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. Georeg J. Stone, for appellant. No response. Per Curiam. Appellant, Wake Williams, by his attorney, George J. Stone, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney admits that the record was tendered late due to an error on his part. We find that such error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. See per curiam order dated February 5, 1979. In re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964; Terry v. State, 272 Ark. 243, 613 S.W.2d 90 (1981). A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.