Chaffin v. Stynchcombe
Chaffin v. Stynchcombe
Opinion of the Court
James Chaffin filed an application for the writ of habeas corpus in the Superior Court of Fulton County against LeRoy Stynchcombe, Sheriff, and alleged that he had been denied his rights to a transcript of the oral argument made by the prosecuting attorney during his trial for robbery. On April 15, 1971, the trial
On June 16, 1971, a notice of appeal from the judgment of April 17, 1971, was filed in the superior court. Code Ann. ยง 6-803 provides: "A notice of appeal shall be filed within 30 days after entry of the appealable decision or judgment complained of.โ Since the notice of appeal in this case was not filed within the time provided by law, the appeal is
Dismissed.
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