State v. Bush

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE JAMES T. HARRISON

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

Defendant was convicted in the justice court of Ravalli County of assault in the third degree. On March 23, 1973, the justice court imposed a penalty consisting of a fine in the amount of $150 and 60 days in the county jail. The jail sentence was suspended. Following the imposition of sentence defendant filed a written notice of appeal to the district court of the fourth judicial district, in and for the county of Ravalli. Defendant did not post an appeal bond.

The Ravalli county attorney moved to have the appeal dismissed…