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STEWART v. STATE

No. CR 97-942.

949 S.W.2d 893 (1997)

329 Ark. 502

Sam STEWART, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 11, 1997.

PER CURIAM.

The appellant, Sam Stewart, has filed a motion styled, "Motion to File Belated Appeal and for a Rule on the Clerk." Mr. Stewart's attorney, Robert E. Irwin, admits that the notice of appeal was untimely filed due to negligence on his part.

We find that such an error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to treat this motion as one for belated appeal and grant the motion. See In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal...

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