We treat this motion for rule on the clerk as a motion for a belated appeal. Appellant filed his notice of appeal on December 16, 1994 at 1:17 p.m., whereas the judgment was not entered until December 16, 1994 at 2:36 p.m. Under our rules the notice of appeal was of no effect. Ark. R. App. P. 4; Kelly v. Kelly, 310 Ark. 244, 835 S.W.2d 249 (1991).

We grant the motion for a belated appeal and direct that a copy of this opinion be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.