Criminal Law · MBE-tested

Roy Eugene VANCE v. STATE of Arkansas

273 Ark. 495621 S.W.2d 224·Arkansas Supreme Court·1981·AR

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Opinion

Roy Eugene VANCE v. STATE of Arkansas 621 S.W. 2d 224 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered September 21, 1981 DeLoss McKnight, for appellant. Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., by: Alice Ann Bums, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee. [MAJORITY — Per Curiam.] Per Curiam. Appellant, Roy Eugene Vance, by his attorney, has again filed for a rule on the clerk. In a Per Curiam opinion issued July 13, 1931, we denied a similar motion. His attorney, DeLoss McKnight, has attached an affidavit admitting that the record was entered late due to a mistake on his part. We 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, 265 Ark. 964. A copy of this opinion will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.