State v. . Dalton

It appearing from an inspection of the record that the defendant Jerry Dalton was tried and convicted of murder in the first degree at the April Term, 1920, of the Superior Court of Macon, and from the judgment on such conviction appealed to this Court, but did not docket his appeal until 22 January, 1923, after six terms of this Court after such appeal was taken, on motion of the Attorney-General the appeal is docketed and dismissed.

The decisions of this Court have been uniform that on failure to docket the appeal in the time prescribed, it will be docketed and dismissed unless a motion is…