Keene v. State

LAWSON, Justice.

Appellant was indicted, tried and convicted of murder in the second degree, was ■sentenced for a term of thirty-five years in the penitentiary, and has appealed.

The State has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal for appellant’s failure to •comply with Supreme Court Rule 37, Revised Rules, effective June 1, 1955, and amended February 17, 1956. The pertinent part of the Rule, which was not affected by the amendment, reads:

“In all cases, either civil or criminal, the transcript shall be filed with the clerk of this court within sixty days after the signing or establishing of the…