People v. Puchner

After a trial held in the Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York, Bronx County, defendant was convicted of a violation of section 1140 of the Penal Law, and on June 28, 1949, was sentenced to pay a fine of $150 or to be imprisoned for thirty days in lieu of the fine. A notice of appeal was served on July 29, 1949.

The People maintain that the appeal was not timely taken and should therefore be dismissed. We think their contention is correct. Having been served thirty-one days after the judgment was rendered, the notice of appeal came too late. An appeal in a criminal case is not a…