State v. Robertson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
State v. Robertson, 51 La. Ann. 159 (La. 1899)
24 So. 774; 1899 La. LEXIS 381
Miller
State v. Robertson
Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
The accused, convicted of mansluaghter, takes this appeal from the sentence.
We have no brief on behalf of the accused, explained, we presume, by the motion to dismiss, based on the escape from jail of the accused pending the appeal, shown by the affidavit of the sheriff accompanying the motion. The accused still at large, cannot be heard in support of his appeal.
It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed that the appeal herein be dismissed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- The State of Louisiana v. Frank M. Robertson
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- Syllabus
- Syllabus. When the accuseil is at large, having escaped from custody, his appeal from the sentence will not entitle Rim to a Rearing on the appeal, and it will be dismissed.