State v. Berg
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Fletcher, J., entered January 17, 1920, dismissing an appeal from a conviction in a justice court, for a want of diligence.
1Opinion of the CourtBridges, J.
On July 23, 1919, the appellant was found guilty of á criminal charge made against him; before a justice of the peace in Tacoma, Washington. On the same day he gave oral notice of appeal to the superior court of Pierce county, and at the same time gave a bond conditioned that he would duly prosecute his appeal and abide by and perform the judgment of the superior court. The transcript on appeal was filed in the superior court January 13, 1920. On the next day, the state made and served its motion for dismissal on’the ground that the' appeal had not been prosecuted within a reasonable time.…
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