Golden v. State

In all cases of misdemeanor, when the defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction, he must either enter into a recognizance to appear before the District Court from term to term, to abide the decision of the Supreme Court on the appeal, or pay the fine, or go to jail. Ho judgment, in a case of misdemeanor, is authorized to be brought to this court by a writ of error. Such a method is neither provided for in the constitution nor by statute. When the recognizance is entered into, it suspends all further action in the District Court until the appeal is disposed of in the Supreme Court. If…