Davenport v. State

Smith, O. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The appellant was convicted in the court below of manslaughter, sentenced to serve a term in the penitentiary, appealed to this court, and the judgment of the court below was affirmed (108 So. 433). Pending his appeal, the appellant was at large on bail.

Section 4935, Code of 1906 (section 3211, Hemingway’s Code), provides that — “If the appellant in a case of felony be on bail, he shall appear before the supreme court to receive judgment, and, in case of an affirmance, he shall be committed by the court to the custody of its officer, who shall…