State v. . Moore

Stacy, O. J.

At the August Term, 1931, Davidson Superior Court, the defendant herein, Dudley Moore, was tried upon an indictment charging him with the murder of Mrs. Jacob G. Berrier, which resulted in a conviction and sentence of death. The prisoner gave notice of appeal to the Supreme Court, and was allowed 30 days within which to make out and serve his statement of case on appeal, which was not done, although in forma pauperis was authorized.

The time for serving case on appeal expired 28 September, 1931, and as nothing had been done by the prisoner towards perfecting his appeal, the clerk…