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413 P.2d 729

Davidson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · decided 1966-04-20

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently September 1966

2 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

““1. While an appeal may be taken by defendant as a matter of right from judgment of conviction, the manner of taking and perfecting such appeal is a proper matter of legislative control, and the statute prescribing the manner in which an appeal can be taken is mandatory. 2. In order to perfect an appeal from a judgment of conviction in a criminal case, it is mandatory that notice of intent to appeal and request for casemade, both in writing, be given in open court at the time of judgment and sentence, or within ten days thereafter. Title 22, O.S.A. § 1060, effective May, 1965. 3. A failure to give such written notice of intention to appeal and request for casemade within the time provided by statute, is fatal to the appeal, for the Court of Criminal Appeals has no jurisdiction to hear and determine appeal on its merits. 4. Inasmuch as no written notice or request for casemade was given within the time prescribed in the instant case, Court of Criminal Appeals could not have acquired jurisdiction after * * *, ten days after judgment and sentence, and trial judge should have carried out judgment at that time.””

quoted by 1 later decision, including Littleton v. State

Relies on Masters v. State

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1966-04-20

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NIX, Judge:

¶1James Robert Davidson, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was charged in the District Court of Oklahoma County with the crime of Burglary Second Degree. He was tried by a jury, found guilty, and sentenced to Five Years in the penitentiary. From that judgment and sentence he now attempts to appeal to this Court.

¶2The State has filed a Motion to Dismiss, moving that this cause be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

¶3It appears from the record that judgment and sentence was rendered on June 4, 1965. Under the new statute, the defendant was required to give written notice in open court of his intention to appeal, and request for casemade within Ten Days thereafter. After said written notice of intent to appeal, and request for casemade is given, defendant would automatically have Six (6) months to file his appeal in a felony case in this Court. Title 22, O.S.A. §§ 1054, 1060, effective May 19, 1965.

¶4This Court has repeatedly held that an appeal may be taken as a matter of right from a judgment of conviction, but that the manner of taking such appeal is a matter of legislative control, and the statute prescribing the manner in which an appeal can be taken is mandatory. See, Masters v. State, Okl.Cr. 408 P.2d 801.

¶5Inasmuch as no written notice of intent to appeal or request for casemade was given in the instant case, this Court lost jurisdiction on June 14, 1965, ten days after judgment and sentence, and the trial judge should have carried out the judgment at that time.

¶6The Motion to Dismiss by the State is hereby Sustained, and the attempted appeal is hereby dismissed.

BRETT,’J., and BUSSEY, P. J., concur.
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