Jones v. State

On March 12, 1999, the record in this case was tendered to the clerk’s office, but it was not accepted because the time for filing had exceeded seven months from the date of the entry of judgment. On March 19, 1999, counsel filed a motion for rule on the clerk and again tendered the record to the clerk’s office, although the time for filing had lapsed. In his motion, appellant stated the reason the record was tendered late was that the Hot Spring County Circuit Clerk was unable to prepare the transcript in time for proper filing.

This court has held that it will grant a motion for rule on the…