Cain v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
. Appeal from Yell Circuit Court; I. Hugh Basham, Judge; 1. The court erred in dismissing the appeals on motion of the prosecuting attorney. Acts 1900, p. 375, § 2; 41 Ark. 194; 40 Id. 448. 2. It is the duty of the court to correct errors in entering á judgment, even after the expiration of the term. 33 Ark. 218.
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
On the 16th day of April, 1907, Lee Cain was convicted before a justice of the peace in the Dardanelle District of Yell County of the crime of selling whisky to a minor, and fined $25.00. On the same day he appealed to the circuit court. On September 4, 1907, the justice filed the transcript of the judgment in the office of the circuit clerk. On the 10th day of September, 1907, a day of the September term of the Yell Circuit Court for the Dardanelle District, on motion of the prosecuting attorney, his appeal was dismissed. The defendant excepted, and the case is here on writ of error.
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