People v. Moore

Appellant was convicted of the crime against nature, and was sentenced to suffer the very severe penalty of imprisonment in the state prison for the term of forty-one years. He appeals from the judgment.

The appellant had no counsel in the court below; con*510sequently there is no statement or bill of exceptions before us, and, of course, no evidence. Afterwards counsel took an appeal for appellant, and is compelled to rely upon the judgment-roll, or what is called in section 1207 of the Penal Code a “ record of the action.” This includes only the indictment or information, a copy of the minutes…