Smith v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Smith v. State, 323 Ark. 804 (Ark. 1996)
917 S.W.2d 168; 1996 Ark. LEXIS 193

Smith v. State

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

Appellant, Joel P. Smith, by his attorney, has filed for a belated appeal.

His attorney, Robert S. Tschiemer, 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 our Per Curiam opinion dated February 5, 1979, In re Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.

Reference

Full Case Name
Joel P. SMITH v. STATE of Arkansas
Status
Published