The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-08-05
REVISED RULES OF
SUPREME COURT
GENERAL EXPLANATION CON.
CERNING RULES PREPAREn BY
CLERK OF COURT
Several Important Changes Made Dur.
ing Present Year-Attorneys Are
Receiving Copies of Rules

several important changes TO the
rules of the supreme court have been
made and the revised rules have been
distributed among the attorneys OF
the state, copies having been receiv-
ed in Moscow. Two changes at leas,
in the rules are of more than pa~siE &
Importance and special attention of
attorneys is called to them. l. w
Hart, clerk of the supreme court, has
prepared a leaflet which he sent out
with the rules. This offers a general
explanation with reference to the
changes. 1t is as follows:
The attention of attorneys is par
ticularly called to two new rules in the
present edition, Nos. 33 and "a pro-
viding for abstracts of the record in
cases where the typewriter transcript
on appeal exceeds 100 pages. These
rules have been adopted by the court
to enable attorneys to present to the
court in condensed and convenient
form those parts of the record Oh
which they predicate error, and there
by expedite the consideration of ap-
peals which come up on voluminous
typewriter transcript.
Since the last edition of rules was
printed in 1910, the legislature has
twice amended the practice with re-
gard to preparation of the record on
appeal. The 1911 amendments provid-
ed for procuring and settling the re
porter's transcript of the evidence ii
lieu of a bill of exceptions in civil
case, and the incorporation of such
transcript with the record to be made
up by the clerk of the district court.
The law authorized the supreme court
to make appropriate rules regulating
this method of procedure, and such
rules were accordingly
on June 29, 1911. These were
printed at that time in the form of a
leaf1et and distributed among members
of the bar. At the 1915 session the leg
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cedure to criminal cases. At The same
time, the new method of bringing III.
the typewriter record not having been
made exclusively by the statute, the
Old rules providing for the print 'ng Of
he record on appeal are still in force,
f attorneys prefer to follow that
method 1t has therefore been nece,-
sary to entirely rearrange and some
what modify the duties concerning the
of record on appeal so a.
o meet existing conditions.
Attention is also called to Rules No :.
20 and %, formerly Nos. II AMI 25) |
for extensions of time with |
n which to prepare and file tran
scripts on appeal The former limito-
ions on extensions of time have been
united, on account of the unfavorable
elays which sometimes occur under
he present practice in the completion
f the reporters transcript, and the
natter of granting extensions is now
eft to the discretion of the court. On
he other hand it is made the duty OF
he reporter himself, under rule 20, If
e finds that he cannot complete his
transcript within the time allowed by
ne trial judge, to apply to that judge
Or an extension, giving notice of his
pplication to appellants attorney.
Rule As, concerning the arrange
tent and contents Of briefs, has been
lodified in some particulars, TO which
ttention is also called.