Washington v. State

On the 1st day of December, 1925, there was filed in this court a petition in error attempting to appeal from a judgment and sentence of death rendered in the district court of Jackson county on the 12th day of December, 1924. The Attorney General has filed a motion to dismiss, for the reason the attempted appeal was not lodged in this court within 6 months from the date of the judgment attempted to be appealed from.

The record discloses that the plaintiff in error was by the verdict of the jury found guilty of murder, and his punishment fixed at death. Thereafter a stay of execution was…