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Norman v. State

Court of Appeals of Alabama
Oct 29, 1957
98 So. 2d 68 (Ala. Crim. App. 1957)

Opinion

6 Div. 440.

October 29, 1957.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Jefferson County, F.R. Mathews, J.

Edw. L. Ball, Bessemer, for appellant.

John Patterson, Atty. Gen., and Geo. Young, Asst. Atty. Gen., for State.


Norman was, on June 18, 1956, adjudged guilty of carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of twelve.

He failed to present his motion for another trial to the trial judge until 31 days after judgment, thus rendering themotion and the action thereon a nullity, Clark v. State, 38 Ala. App. 480, 87 So.2d 669; Aaron v. State, ante, p. 84, 94 So.2d 415.

Calculating the time for filing the transcript of testimony from June 18, 1956, gave Norman 60 days (Act No. 97, approved February 9, 1956). The filing on August 31 was too late.

Moreover, under Rule 37 (Rev.) of the Supreme Court, Code 1940, Tit. 7 Appendix, viewed most charitably, the filing of the entire record on November 16, 1956, was tardy.

Hence, the motion of the Attorney General to strike the record and dismiss the appeal is proper, Aaron v. State, supra. See also Duke v. State, 264 Ala. 624, 89 So.2d 102; Lane v. State, 38 Ala. App. 487, 87 So.2d 668; King v. State, ante, p. 167, 98 So.2d 443; Lyons v. State, 38 Ala. App. 639, 91 So.2d 520; Brown v. State, 38 Ala. App. 638, 91 So.2d 514.

Record stricken. Appeal dismissed.


Summaries of

Norman v. State

Court of Appeals of Alabama
Oct 29, 1957
98 So. 2d 68 (Ala. Crim. App. 1957)
Case details for

Norman v. State

Case Details

Full title:John Eris NORMAN v. STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Alabama

Date published: Oct 29, 1957

Citations

98 So. 2d 68 (Ala. Crim. App. 1957)
98 So. 2d 68

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