State v. Moore

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Breaux, J.

The accused was indicted for stealing a bale of ginned cotton of the value of twenty-five dollars. He was tried, found guilty as charged, and sentenced to the penitentiary for the period of eighteen months. From the verdict of the jury and the sentence of the court he prosecutes this appeal.

*606Ox THE MOTION TO DISMISS THE APPEAL.

The petition to dismiss the appeal shows that sentence was passed upon the accused on September 26th, 1899, and that he did not obtain an order of appeal until October 3rd following; that under statute 108 of 1898, all…