Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2003

Copeland v. State

Copeland v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas · Decided March 6, 2003
352 Ark. 205; 99 S.W.3d 426; 2003 Ark. LEXIS 126

Copeland v. State

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

Appellant Joe Copeland, by and through am. attorney, has filed a motion for a belated appeal and request for new counsel. His attorney, Norman G. Cox, states in the motion that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part.

We find that such an error, admittedly made by an 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 for a belated appeal is granted. The motion requesting new counsel is denied. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.

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