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352 Ark. 205

Copeland v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided March 6, 2003

Supreme Court of Arkansas · decided 2003-03-06

Relies on Rogers v. State

Decided 2003-03-06

Per Curiam.

¶1Appellant 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.

¶2 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).

¶3 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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