Case ID: ala_110/html/0023-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "COLEMAN, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Howell et al. v. The State.
    
      Indictment for Murder.
    
    
      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.
    Appeal from the Circuit Court of Limestone.
    Tried before the Hon. H. C. Speake.
    The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
    No counsel marked as appearing for appellant.
    William C. Fitts, Attorney-General, for the State.
   COLEMAN, J.

The 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 such 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.

Appeal dismissed.