Title: Turner v. State
Citation: 2010 Ark. 421
Docket Number: CR10-420
State: Arkansas
Issuer: Arkansas Supreme Court
Date: November 4, 2010

Cite as 2010 Ark. 421 SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR 10-420 WALTER GABRIEL TURNER, APPELLANT, VS. STATE OF ARKANSAS, APPELLEE, Opinion Delivered November 4, 2010 MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BELATED BRIEF GRANTED. PER CURIAM Appellant Walter Turner, by and through his counsel, Terrence Cain, moves this court to file a belated brief. After a final extension of time was granted by this court, Turner’s brief was due on October 8, 2010. On October 7, 2010, counsel moved this court for a three-day extension. The court denied the motion on October 8, 2010. Counsel tendered the brief on October 11, 2010, and the instant motion was filed on October 12, 2010. We will accept a criminal appellant’s belated brief to prevent an appeal from being aborted. See Brewton v. State, 375 Ark. 364, 290 S.W.3d 605 (2009) (per curiam). But good cause must be shown to grant the motion. See id.; see also Strom v. State, 356 Ark. 224, 147 S.W.3d 689 (2004) (holding that appellate counsel’s admitted failure to timely file the brief constituted good cause to grant appellant’s motion for belated brief). Accordingly, we grant the instant motion and refer the matter to the Committee on Professional Conduct. Motion granted.