Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided February 26, 1998No. CA CR 97-1444PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Per curiam

Petitioner, Dirk Johnson, by his attorney, Norman M. Smith, has filed a motion for belated appeal. His attorney admits that he failed to file the notice of appeal on time.

We find that such error, admittedly made by the attorney for a criminal defendant, is good cause to grant the motion. See Terry v. State, 272 Ark. 243, 613 S.W.2d 90 (1981); In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 295 Ark. 964 (1979) (per curiam).

A copy of this per curiam will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct. In Re: Belated Appeals in Criminal Cases, 265 Ark. 964.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Terry v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981
  2. Terry v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  2. Whitney v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  3. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  4. Slack v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  5. Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998