Lewis v. State

Appellant’s attorney of record, G. B. “Bing” Colvin III, has filed on behalf of appellant a motion for rule on the clerk by which he requests that this court find Colvin’s failure to timely file the record resulted from unavoidable error or excusable neglect.

Appellant, John L. Lewis, was convicted on July 28, 1987, and the order for entry of judgment and commitment was filed on July 29. Notice of appeal was filed on August 14, and an order extending for seven months the time for filing the record was entered on November 12.

Rule 5 of the Arkansas Rules of Appellate Procedure provides that the…