Dimmel v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was convicted of criminal libel upon two counts and was sentenced to pay a fine of $75 on each count. The defendant, as owner and publisher of a newspaper at Winside, Nebraska, published certain articles which are the basis of this prosecution.

The state challenged the jurisdiction of this court to review the final judgment of the district court for that the petition in error was not filed here within three calendar months. The provisions of the law applicable to a review of the judgment are sections 20-1931 and 29-2301, Comp.…