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      "Thornton, J., not participating."
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      {
        "text": "Per Curiam.\nRandolph McDonald, by attorney Laura Cunningham, has filed a motion for rule on the clerk. The clerk refused to file McDonald\u2019s appeal because the notice of appeal was untimely. McDonald seeks an order that the clerk be instructed to file the appeal because the clerk erred in misapprehending the facts or misinterpreting the law. We deny the motion.\nMcDonald states that he is proceeding under Ark. R. Crim. P. 24.3(b), which permits entry of a conditional plea of guilty and appeal from the judgment to obtain appellate review of an adverse determination on a pretrial motion to suppress evidence. Ark. R. Crim. P. 24.3(b) (2003). A Plea Agreement and Order including the conditional plea was entered April 14, 2003; however, McDonald has not appealed from the April 14, 2003, judgment as provided under Ark. R. Crim. P. 24.3(b). Instead, McDonald attempts to appeal from a November 4, 2002, order denying his motion to suppress. McDonald erred in failing to file a notice of appeal from the June 4, 2003, judgment.\nThis court will grant a motion for rule on the clerk, which we will treat as a motion for a belated appeal, when the attorney admits that the failure to file a timely notice of appeal was due to an error on her part. See, e.g., Slack v. State, 338 Ark. 643, 999 S.W.2d 668 (1999). Here, the attorney does not admit fault. We have held that a statement that it was someone else\u2019s fault or no one\u2019s fault will not suffice. Clark v. State, 289 Ark. 382, 711 S.W.2d 162 (1986). Therefore, appellant\u2019s motion must be denied. The appellant\u2019s attorney shall file within thirty days from the date of this per curiam opinion a motion and affidavit showing good reason as required under Ark. R. App. P. \u2014 Crim. 2(e), and accepting full responsibility for not timely filing the notice of appeal. Upon filing, the motion will be granted.\nMotion denied.\nThornton, J., not participating.",
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      "Laura Cunningham, Benton County Public Defender, for appellant.",
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    "head_matter": "Randolph McDONALD v. STATE of Arkansas\nCR 03-957\n124 S.W.3d 438\nSupreme Court of Arkansas\nOpinion delivered September 11, 2003\nLaura Cunningham, Benton County Public Defender, for appellant.\nNo response."
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