, 1879-04-07


fnstor thnn the people themselves will over /
do it.
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tae Aple1'"'o o',u,7' e'.s'ns VIZ '1.o" ,,. .n
crin'l'''" e.Se' na>t lAo Aieus ~ "pPo"' ~ '"
supreme Uoas'' wnoso aoe'1lol'a "'.o nu",
IL 'na o'"'o. an s"ou oaae1 Wv .,... aes. s,
Aass "a '.'e os"e"t ','se - ~ eou.o '.''' =,
f'ght 10 10 .Floo, 's''a, II eo"''''oa' W n"',
.ng tho ]nstaeo .. 'has son''o''oA "os','aiaAoss
ny sao n'e"ess ooos' AAo"n ~ '1' ''"' -
tno '''"'o'
Tho Appclnto~oourt law howoVor, intof-
poses, and tho tntarpoa'tlon may not IN tue
caso Of m innocont person to donial Of
Justice to tho victim, md, IN the caso of "
roally guilty nan, to tho dofeat Of justice to
tile groat encouragement Of crime: Tho
now lhw provides Tor m nrnoal to tho hp:
pellato Court. Tho decision OF th's Court Is
not final except whc1' 1t revcrses Judgment
Of conviction. il 1t attirm conviction, tile
accused has tho furthurappoal to tue supreme
Court. Il 1t rovorso tho conviction, tho stato
Inns no appeal. 1t is not common thing
for innocont persons to DO tried altl con-
yieted, though such things have happcnad
md mny lnpron. Such things aro moro
likoly IN cases whore tho unfortunate ftns
but littlo or no monns either to employ skill
ful or industrious counsel, or to pay the OK
ponscs attending n defense. II convicted,
tho want Of money is almost fatal. Under
tho old law, ho could appeal directly to tho
, Snprenae Court, whoao decision was final.
Under tho nav law ho has to appoal to tho
!. Appellate Court, Whose soc's'on ngainst him
becomes fnal only Ill coso ho nave no money
t with which to oarry h's appoAl 10 hlgaot
court. Tho cost Of nm nppoM from TIC
' Appellate court 10 the supreme court 's ae
great NJ, it not greater than. shas OF NJ
> appeal from tho Criminal Court II
tho Appellate Court. This dovico wat
n put into tho low Tor tho bench
r. of tho Clerk Of tho Appellate Court
k 50 tint it is possible TINT MI innocent mai
may some day be hanged becauso Of tn
:, want oil moal,s to pay toll to tho Clerk Of th
: Appellate Court. Casos aro triod In TIL
\ Appellate Court on tile rooora sent up iron
= tho Court bolow, costing 10 conta per folio
ia Instead, in case Of MI appeal to tho snpron,
:, Court, Of sonding this saino rocorl up, til
H. law requires tho Appellate Court Clor1< I
=, nuke out now record, for which tint Cior
IL has to ho rnil IL conts folio. record i
:, n long criminal case In n costly document t
~, nn unfortunate a..a friond1oss man III prisor
= =, md whom, to get Lis caso finally heard, h
W !" has to have this record copied at MI ndvane
~ " Of 6o per cont on tho cost Of thu origin
- | document, tho most innocent OF Vrtsouo
~ may 10 Hanged before ho Gnu rniso IL
~ money.
ts In tho motion for tue now trial, one
~ tho ronsona gsyon WIS tho instruction Of tt
~, Court, md In tho argument it was aasortt
~ TINT tho instruction appealed from rs q
Ia ronoous wns In tho exact language OF Il
,1r law ~ laid down by tho Supreme Conr
m Now, under this system Of appeals IN crfIs
In nal eascB being allowed ouly to tho d
o. fontlanta. md tho decision OF tho Appella
,so Court being tinal only rs againHt tho Stat
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