Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2004

Lawson v. State

Lawson v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas · Decided May 20, 2004
357 Ark. 499; 181 S.W.3d 553; 2004 Ark. LEXIS 319

Lawson v. State

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

Appellant, James Lawson, by and through his attorney, am. filed a motion for a rule on the clerk. Attorney, Gary McDonald, 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 is, therefore, granted. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.

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