Whitten v. Mayor of Savannah

1. Where it is recited in a bill of exceptions in a criminal case that it is tendered “ within the time allowed by law,” and there is nothing in the bill of exceptions or the entries thereon, or in the record, tending to show that perhaps, as a matter of fact, the bill of exceptions was not so tendered, except that it was signed by the judge more than 20 days after the date of the judgment excepted to, the writ of error will not be dismissed on the ground that the bill of exceptions was not tendered and signed -within 20 days from the date of the judgment excepted to. Under such circumstances…