Melbourne v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Melbourne v. State, 50 Fla. 113 (Fla. 1905)
Cockrell, Hocker, Parkhill, Shackleford, Taylor, Whitfield

Melbourne v. State

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

This cause came on for final adjudication before Division B of the court upon the transcript of record and- briefs of counsel for the plaintiff in error Upon, investigation the court finds that in the record proper there is no verdict or final judgment from which a writ of error ViU lie. In the bill of exceptions there is set out' what purports to be a verdict of conviction and judgment or sentence, but thus evidenced this court cannot recognize them,. A verdict and the judgment or sentence in a criminal case form parta of the record proper in appellate proceedings, and have no place in a bill of exceptions certified by the judge, and when exhibited to an appellate court only in and by a bill of exceptions can uoLbe recognized. The record proper in a cause and all matter properly belonging thereto can be authoritatively evidenced to an appellate court only by a transcript containing them duly, certified by the clerk of the court who is the custodian of such records. Merchants’ Nat. Bank of Jacksonville v. Grunthal, 38 Fla. 93, 20 South. Rep. 809. The writ of error herein must, therefore, be, and is hereby dismissed, but'without prejudice to the right of the plaintiff in' error to sue out another writ of error. The plaintiff iñ error being showq. to be insolvent the costs of this writ of error to be taxed against the county of Monroe.

Taylor, Hocker and Parkhill, JJ., concur. Shackleford, G. J., and Cockrell and Whitfield, JJ., concur in the opinion.

Reference

Full Case Name
Urbie Melbourne, in Error v. The State of Florida, in Error
Cited By
2 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
CRIMINAL LAW — APPELLATE PRACTICE — WRIT OF ERROR DOES NOT LIE UNLESS; THERÉ IS A.FINAL JUDGMENT OR SENTENCE — RECORD PROPER MUST CONTAIN JUDGMENT— JUDGMENT;EXHIBITED..ONLY BY BILL OF EXCEPTIONS CANNoVbE RECOGNIZED. - 1. In appellate proceedings the record proper in a criminal case.. must show' a finai judgment or sentence in order to support a writ of error. 2. The verdict and judgment or sentence in a criminal case from parts of tbe record proper in appellate proceedings, and have no place in a bill of exceptions certified by tbe judge, and when exhibited to an appellate court only in and by a bill of exceptions can not be recognized. 3. The record proper in a cause, and all matter properly belonging thereto, can be authoritatively evidenced to an appel- ; late court only by a transcript containing them duly certified by the clerk of the court who is tbe custodian of such records.