Branch v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Branch v. State

925 S.W.2d 427, 325 Ark. 410, 1996 Ark. LEXIS 423

Supreme Court of Arkansas·Decided July 15, 1996·No. CR 96-737·Published

Opinion

Per Curiam.

Appellant Michael Branch, by his attorney, has filed for a rule on the clerk.

His attorney J. E Atkinson, Jr., admits that the failure to file the record in time was due to a mistake on his 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). A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.

DUDLEY, J., not participating.

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Per Curiam.

Appellant Michael Branch, by his attorney, has filed for a rule on the clerk.

His attorney J. E Atkinson, Jr., admits that the failure to file the record in time was due to a mistake on his 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). A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.

DUDLEY, J., not participating.

Branch v. State, 925 S.W.2d 427, 325 Ark. 410, 1996 Ark. LEXIS 423 (Ark. 1996).

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