Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1996

Branch v. State

Branch v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas · Decided July 15, 1996 · Dudley
325 Ark. 410; 925 S.W.2d 427; 1996 Ark. LEXIS 423

Branch v. State

Opinion of the Court

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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