People v. Hopt

Twiss, J.:

The defendant is charged by the indictment in this case with the crime of murder, and upon trial the verdict was “ guilty of murder in the first degree.” From the judgment upon this verdict the defendant appeals to this court. The record and judgment roll only are before us; if they show apparent error to the detriment of the defendant, the judgr ment must be reversed; if they do not, it should be affirmed.

The criminal procedure act of 1878, sec. 339, requires the clerk of the trial court, when judgment upon conviction is rendered, to annex together and file certain papers, which…