City of Chamberlain v. Putnam
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Brule county. Hon. F. B. Smith, Judge. Paul H. Putnam was convicted before a police justice of assault and battery.. He appealed to the circuit court, and from an affirmance of the judgment of conviction he further appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtHaney, J.
Defendant, having been convicted before a police justice for an alleged violation of the ordinances of the city of Chamberlain, appealed to the circuit court on questions of law alone, where the justice’s judgment was affirmed, and he appealed to this court.
It is alleged in the abstract that ‘ ‘the defendant, by his attorney, P. P. Haskell, prepared, served, and the justice before whom the case was heard allowed, the following statement on appeal, on the 5th day of October, 1895.” Respondent’s additional abstract contains the following: “No notice of the filing of any statement was ever given…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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