Skiles v. State
Skiles v. State
329 Ark. 365; 947 S.W.2d 14; 1997 Ark. LEXIS 426
Skiles v. State
Opinion of the Court
Earl Skiles, by his attorney, has filed a motion for a rule on the clerk which we treat as a motion for belated appeal.
His attorney, Keith Watkins, admits in his motion that the notice of appeal was filed before the judgment 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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