O'QUINN v. State

121 Ga. App. 231 (1970)

173 S.E.2d 409

O'QUINN

v.

THE STATE.

44804.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Argued October 7, 1969.

Decided February 19, 1970.

John D. Mattox, for appellant.

Hubert Howard, Solicitor, Albert E. Butler, for appellee.

JORDAN, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction and sentence for assault and battery. Held:

1. The motion of the State to dismiss the appeal for the alleged failure to file a transcript within the time allowed by law, without obtaining any orders in the trial court to extend the time, is denied.

In reaching this decision we note that the trial judge, acting…