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272 Ark. 287

Nelson v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided April 6, 1981

Supreme Court of Arkansas · decided 1981-04-06

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Decided 1981-04-06

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Cited by 5 later decisions — most recently June 2011

4 state decisions

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Per Curiam.

¶1Appellant Johnny Lee Nelson, by his attorney, has again filed for a rule on the clerk. In a Per Curiam opinion issued March 23, 1981, we denied a similar motion.

¶2His attorney, Ray Baxter, has attached an affidavit admitting that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part.

¶3We find that such an error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. See our Per Curiam opinion dated February 5, 1979, In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases.

¶4A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.

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