West v. State

CATES, Judge.

On February 18, 1957, West was indicted for robbery, tried on February 25, and was found guilty and sentenced to fifteen years penal servitude.

The State has moved to strike the record and dismiss West’s appeal because the record proper was not filed here within the time required by revised Rule 37 of the Supreme Court, Code 1940, Tit. 7 Appendix.

West moved the court below to grant him a new trial, this on March 19, 1957. After proper continuances the trial judge, on May 27, denied the motion. West got his transcript of testimony in the clerk’s office on June 15, 1957. The record…