State v. . Taylor

This was a criminal prosecution tried at tbe April Term, 1927, of GastoN Superior Court, upon an indictment charging tbe prisoner witb burglary in tbe first degree, wbicb resulted in a conviction and sentence of death. Tbe defendant gave notice of appeal, but has failed to prosecute same, though be was allowed to appeal in forma pauperis.

It is now tbe settled rule of procedure that an appeal from a judgment rendered prior to tbe commencement of a term of tbe Supreme Court must be brought to tbe next succeeding term; and, to provide for a bearing in regular order, it is required that tbe same…