Title: Cephas Brewer v. State of Arkansas
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: CR98-935
State: Arkansas
Issuer: Arkansas Supreme Court
Date: September 10, 1998

Cephas BREWER v. STATE of Arkansas 98-935 ___ S.W.2d ___ Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered September 10, 1998 Appeal &amp; error -- motion for belated appeal -- good cause for granting. -- An admission by the attorney for a criminal defendant that the notice of appeal was not filed in a timely manner due to a mistake on her part is good cause to grant a motion for belated appeal. Motion for Rule on the Clerk treated as Motion for Belated Appeal; granted. Theresa Nazario, for appellant. No response. Per Curiam. Appellant, Cephus Brewer, by his attorney, Theresa Nazario, 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 her 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.