Mancia v. State
Decision Date | 01 December 2011 |
Docket Number | No. CR11-556,CR11-556 |
Parties | CRISTOBAL MANCIA, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF ARKANSAS, APPELLEE, |
Court | Arkansas Supreme Court |
Appellant Cristobal Mancia, by and through his attorney, Dana A. Reece, moves this court to reconsider our dismissal and reinstate the appeal and to file a belated brief. Mancia's brief, after a final extension, was due on August 25, 2011. On October 5, 2011, the State filed a motion to dismiss as no brief had been filed. This court granted that motion on October 27, 2011. Upon receiving the order of dismissal, Mancia filed the instant motion on November 4, 2011.
We will accept a criminal appellant's belated brief to prevent an appeal from being aborted. See Stewart v. State, 319 Ark 242, 889 S.W.2d 771 (1995). However, good cause must be shown to grant the motion. See, e.g., Strom v. State, 356 Ark. 224, 147 S.W.3d 689 (2004) (per curiam) ( ); Brown v. State, 347 Ark. 362, 64 S.W.3d 274 (2002) (per curiam) ( ); James v. State, 329 Ark. 58, 945 S.W.2d 941 (1997) (per curiam).
Reece states in the motion that she inadvertently missed the deadline. Her fault is clear from the record and constitutes good cause. See, e.g., Young v. State, 372 Ark. 219, 272 S.W.3d 109 (2008) (per curiam). Accordingly, we grant the instant motions to reconsider dismissal and reinstate appeal and to file belated brief. Additionally, we refer the matter to the Committee on Professional Conduct.
Motions granted.
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Mancia v. State
...4, 2011. Id. After finding that Reece was at fault for failing to file the brief, this court granted Mancia's motion. Mancia v. State, 2011 Ark. 507, 2011 WL 5995547 (per curiam). On December 1, 2011, Reece filed a brief on Mancia's behalf. Id. Thereafter, on April 24, 2012, the Arkansas Su......
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Mancia v. State, CR-11-556
...on November 4, 2011. After finding that Reece was at fault for failing to file the brief, this court granted Mancia's motion. Mancia v. State, 2011 Ark. 507 (2011) (per curiam). On December 1, 2011, Reece filed a brief on Mancia's behalf. Thereafter, on April 24, 2012, the Arkansas Supreme ......