People v. Laureano

This is one of the many criminal appeals brought to this court wherein the appellant files no brief and makes no showing of any kind until the day of the hearing. It is an exceedingly unfortunate practice and puts an additional burden on the court and on the prosecuting officer. If counsel is called. into the ease at the very last minute, then an application should be made to the court for permission to file a brief, notifying the solicitor of this court. If the court should then *8refuse the application, counsel will have done his whole duty to the court and to his client. He should not come…