Title: Ben Wesley Hicks v. State of Arkansas
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State: Arkansas
Issuer: Arkansas Supreme Court
Date: September 24, 1998

Ben Wesley Hicks v. State of Arkansas Annotate this Case Ben Wesley HICKS v. STATE of Arkansas CR 98-353 ___ S.W.2d ___ Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered April 16, 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. Tamra Barrett, for appellant. No response. Per Curiam. Appellant Ben Wesley Hicks, by his attorneys, Tapp Law Offices, by Tamra Barrett, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. Appellant filed a timely notice of appeal from the denial of his petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Ark. R. Civ. P. 37. His attorney admits that the record of the postconviction proceedings was tendered late due to a mistake on her 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). The motion is therefore granted. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.