Opinion ID: 1789247
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Heading: Belated appeal

Text: Allred argues that this Court should reverse the dismissal by the Trial Court based on the concurring opinion in Edwards v. City of Conway, 300 Ark. 135, 777 S.W.2d 583 (1989). There, it was held that the Circuit Court lacked authority to grant belated municipal court appeals pursuant to Ark.R.Crim.P. 36.9. The concurring opinion agreed with the majority but concurred to state that circuit courts should have the authority to grant belated appeals of municipal court decisions just as this Court may grant belated appeals of circuit court decisions. It was also noted that it is practicable for this Court to apply Rule 36.9 to appeals of municipal court proceedings. Nothing in the Edwards decision, neither the majority nor the concurring opinion, supports the relief sought by Allred, i.e., reversal due to error in the Circuit Court's holding that the appeal was untimely. Affirmed.