Shelby v. State

The court is asked to dismiss an appeal taken by the appellants from an adverse judgment and sentence.

On February 3, 1944, the appellants, Marvin Shelby and Robert Brill, were found guilty by a jury of the larceny of a hog. On February 4, 1944, the defendants filed their motion for new trial. On the same day the trial court entered judgment, and sentenced the defendants without disposing of the pending motion for new trial. On July 6, 1944, the trial court entered its order denying the pending motion for new trial. The following day the defendants took and entered an appeal to the Supreme…