Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1997

Jones v. State

Jones v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas · Decided April 14, 1997
328 Ark. 145; 940 S.W.2d 887; 1997 Ark. LEXIS 223

Jones v. State

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

Paul Steven Jones, by his attorney, has filed a motion for a belated appeal. His attorney, John F. Gibson, Jr., admits in his motion that the record was tendered late 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).

The motion is therefore granted. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.

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