Albert v. State

SIMPSON, Justice.

Appellant was indicted, tried and convicted of murder in the first degree and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

The State has moved to strike the court reporter’s transcript of the testimony, and in the alternative to strike the transcript of the record on appeal, and to dismiss the appeal, because the transcript was not filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court within the time allowed by law; and because the transcript was not filed with the Clerk of this Court within the time allowed by law.

Appellant expressed a desire to appeal on November 1, 1961 when the judgment was…