Hudson v. State

JONES, Presiding Judge.

The Attorney General filed a motion to dismiss the purported appeal of Helen Margaret Hudson on two grounds: 1. The appeal was not filed within the time fixed by law. 2. Notice of intention to appeal was not given within the time fixed by law.

The motion to dismiss the appeal was regularly set for hearing and due notice given to the interested parties. No response was filed to the motion and no appearance was made on behalf of the accused at the time of the hearing.

We are very hesitant about dismissing an appeal and would much prefer that the cases would be decided on…