Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

110 Ala. 23

Howell v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 15, 1895

Supreme Court of Alabama · decided 1895-11-15

<p> Indictment for Murder. </p> <p>Appeal; dismissed when no question reserved. — Where, upon an appeal from a conviction in a criminal case, there is no bill of exceptions taken, and no question of law reserved for review by this court, the appeal will be dismissed, and the judgment of the trial court left in force.</p>

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently November 1897

2 state decisions

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1895-11-15

View the full empirical analysis of this case →

COLEMAN, J.

¶1The appellants were convicted of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to suffer death. From the judgment of the trial court an appeal was prosecuted to this court, and pending the appeal, the execution of the sentence was suspended. Upon an examination of the record of appeal, we find that no bill of exceptions was taken, and no question of law reserved for review by this court. The practice in this court in *24such cases lias been, to dismiss the appeal, and leave the judgment of the trial court in force. Section 4674 of the Criminal Code provides how the sentence of the law and judgment of the court is to be executed in such cases, to which the attention of the solicitor of the circuit is directed.

¶2Appeal dismissed.

/110/ala/23 · .json · Public domain