James v. State

Will Alfred James, by his attorney, has filed a second motion for rule on the clerk. His attorney, James P. Massie, requests that the clerk accept the late record, and he admits in his motion that the record was tendered late due to a mistake on his part. Mr. Massie also requests that this court appoint another counsel in order to relieve him from representation.

We find that an error causing delay in submission of the brief on appeal, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion to allow acceptance of the belated brief. See In re Belated Appeals…