State v. Keeney

BILLINGS, Chief Judge.

Appellant Robert G. Keeney prosecutes this appeal from his conviction in Oregon County of second degree murder.

The jury verdict was returned November 7, 1975. Appellant was granted 30 days to file his motion for new trial. Motion for new trial was timely filed and thereafter on December 26, 1975, the motion was overruled. Allocution, sentence and judgment followed on December 26, 1975.

Appellant’s notice of appeal was lodged in the Circuit Clerk’s office on January 3, 1976, but it was unaccompanied by payment of the required docket fee or a waiver thereof. On January 16,…