Cantrell v. State

“An appeal is not a matter of vested right, but by the grace of statute, and must be perfected pursuant to the time and manner prescribed in the controlling statute, and if the requirements of such statute are not met, the appeal must be dismissed. . . .” LeFlore v. State ex rel. Moore, 288 Ala. 310, 260 So.2d 581, 583 (1972) cert. denied 409 U.S. 1007, 93 S.Ct. 436, 34 L.Ed.2d 299.

For numerous citations to the same effect, see 2 Alabama Digest, Appeal and Error ©=»1.

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