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253 Mo. 439

State v. Leibtig

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided December 9, 1913

Supreme Court of Missouri · decided 1913-12-09

<p>APPEAL: Felony Case: To be Perfected in Twelve Months. On the failure of the appellant in a felony ease to perfect his appeal within twelve months from the time it was granted, the appeal shall on motion of the Attorney-General be dismissed unless the appellant shall show to the satisfaction of the court, good cause for not so perfecting the appeal. [See. 5313, R. S. 1909.]</p>

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently January 1919

2 state decisions

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Appeal dismissed · Decided 1913-12-09

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ROY, C.

¶1Felony: Appeal to be Perfected Months.

¶2The defendant was on March 16, 1912, convicted of a felonious assault and sen-tenced to two years in the penitentiary, and, ^ , ; „ . on the same day, appealed, lie was given leave to file a bill of exceptions on or before August 31,1912, on which day the bill of exceptions was filed. The transcript of the record was' filed in this court March 25, 1913, more than a year after the appeal was taken.

¶3Section 5313, Revised Statutes 1909, provides that on the failure of the appellant in a felony case to perfect his appeal within twelve months' from the time the appeal was granted, the appeal shall on motion of the Attorney-General be dismissed unless the defendant shall show to the satisfaction of the court good causefor not perfecting his appeal.

¶4The Attorney-General has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal on account of the delay, and the appellant has made no attempt to explain or excuse the deilay.

¶5In accordance with our duty, we dismiss the appeal.

Williams, C., concurs.

¶6PER CURIAM. — The foregoing opinion of Rot, C., is adopted as the opinion of the court.

All the judges concur.
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