Vest v. State, 355 Ark. 391, 138 S.W.3d 688 (2003)

Dec. 11, 2003 · Arkansas Supreme Court · CR 03-1300
355 Ark. 391, 138 S.W.3d 688

Kelly VEST v. STATE of Arkansas

CR 03-1300

138 S.W.3d 688

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Opinion delivered December 11, 2003

Stuart Vess, for appellant.

No response.

Per Curiam.

Appellant, Kelly Vest, by and through his attorney, Stuart Vess, has filed a motion to file a belated appeal, which we will treat as a motion for rule on clerk. His attorney accepts responsibility for the untimeliness in filing the record and states in his motion that the lateness was due to a mistake on his part. We find that such 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); Jacks v. State, 344 Ark. 406, 39 S.W.3d 798 (2001).

Appellant’s motion is granted. A copy of this per curiam will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.