Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2005

Dortch v. State

Dortch v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas · Decided March 31, 2005
361 Ark. 285; 206 S.W.3d 249

Dortch v. State

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

Appellant James Richard Dortch, by and through his attorney, has filed a motion for rule on clerk. His attorney, Thurman Ragar Jr., 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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