Weaver v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Weaver v. State

938 S.W.2d 234, 327 Ark. 425, 1997 Ark. LEXIS 95

Supreme Court of Arkansas·Decided February 24, 1997·No. CR 97-146·Published

Opinion

Per Curiam.

The appellant, Paul Eddie Weaver, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney, Larry Hartsfield, accepts responsibility for failing to file a timely notice of appeal.

We treat this motion as one for belated appeal and grant the motion. Failure on the part of counsel to perfect an appeal for a criminal defendant who wishes to appeal constitutes good cause for granting a belated appeal. 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.

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Per Curiam.

The appellant, Paul Eddie Weaver, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney, Larry Hartsfield, accepts responsibility for failing to file a timely notice of appeal.

We treat this motion as one for belated appeal and grant the motion. Failure on the part of counsel to perfect an appeal for a criminal defendant who wishes to appeal constitutes good cause for granting a belated appeal. 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.

Weaver v. State, 938 S.W.2d 234, 327 Ark. 425, 1997 Ark. LEXIS 95 (Ark. 1997).

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