State v. Simmons

Counsel on this appeal neglected to invoke the jurisdiction of this court until January 14, 1972. This was twenty-two months after the date of the conviction and eighteen months following the imposition of the sentence. Accordingly, no matter how meritorious the appeal from these judgments might have been, this court lacks jurisdiction to review either judgment. Babbitt v. State (1964), 23 Wis. 2d 446, 451, 127 N. W. 2d 405. See also: State v. Wollmer (1970), 46 Wis. 2d 334, 174 N. W. 2d 491. The one-year period within which the appeal involved in this action could be brought is prescribed by…