People v. Almendares

The defendant has been convicted of the crime of murder and sentenced to suffer capital punishment. The court is greatly embarrassed in the consideration of the appeal by reason of the fact that there is no brief upon file upon the part of the defendant. Again, the trial judge refused to settle the bill of exceptions presented by defendant upon his appeal from the order denying a motion for a new trial, basing his refusal upon the ground that the bill was not presented in time. This court has often held that it will consider a bill of exceptions settled upon appeal in a criminal case upon the…