State v. Perrine

James Hale was indicted for a misdemeanor, in selling liquor without a license. Upon a trial he was convicted - and appealed to this court. Pending the appeal he died, and the case has been revived in the name of his administrator, who is now made a party to the record. We know of no law continuing a prosecution against a dead man. The statute provides, that when an appeal or writ of error shall be prosecuted from the judgment, in a case of misdemeanor, the recognizance shall be conditioned, that- the defendant shall appear in thé court in which, the judgment was rendered, at such time and…