People v. Fritch
Michigan Supreme Court
George A. Fritch was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 7£ nor more than 15 years in the State prison at Jackson: On motion for a writ of error, stay of execution of sentence, and to be admitted to bail pending the appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
Defendant, having been convicted in the recorder’s court of Detroit of the offense of manslaughter, and sentenced to confinement in the “State’s prison,” where he now is, has filed a petition, addressed to “the justices of the Supreme Court,” praying that we allow a writ of error in said cause, and a stay of the execution of sentence, and that he be admitted to bail pending the hearing and determination of his case in this court.
The authority for staying the execution of sentence, like the power to review, is purely statutory, and its exercise must depend on compliance with the requirements…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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