Copeland v. State
This text of 99 S.W.3d 426 (Copeland v. State) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Supreme Court of Arkansas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
Appellant Joe Copeland, by and through am. attorney, has filed a motion for a belated appeal and request for new counsel. His attorney, Norman G. Cox, states in the motion that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part.
We find that such an error, admittedly made by an 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 for a belated appeal is granted. The motion requesting new counsel is denied. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.
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99 S.W.3d 426, 352 Ark. 205, 2003 Ark. LEXIS 126, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/copeland-v-state-ark-2003.