CR 99-1112 | Ark. | Nov 16, 2000
Appellants Terrance Robinson and Tamagum Antonio Robinson, by and through their attorney, have filed a motion for belated appeal. This court held that the appeal was untimely due to a premature filing of a posttrial motion in Robinson v. State, 342 Ark. 711" date_filed="2000-11-16" court="Ark." case_name="Robinson v. State">342 Ark. 711, 30 S.W.3d 109" date_filed="2000-11-16" court="Ark." case_name="Johnson v. Johnson">30 S.W.3d 109 (2000). Their attorney, Roy C. Lewellen, admits by motion and affidavit that the appeal was not timely filed 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.