Canler v. State

This is an appeal from a judgment on a verdict which found appellant guilty of murder in the first degree as charged in an indictment, and fixed his punishment at imprisonment for life. When we examined the record we were of the opinion that judgment had not been entered on the verdict, and pursuant to Rule 2-3 of this court we retained jurisdiction of the appeal, and ordered the trial court to enter judgment on the verdict. This has now been done as evidenced by a certified copy of the proceedings now on file here. There is no merit to appellant’s objections to this procedure. The only…