Washington Supreme Court, 1937

State v. Marcy

State v. Marcy
Washington Supreme Court · Decided March 24, 1937 · Blake
65 P.2d 1271; 189 Wash. 493; 1937 Wash. LEXIS 509 (Pacific Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Marcy

Opinion of the Court

Blake, J.

Defendants, having been convicted of the crime of grand larceny, gave notice of appeal to this court. No statement of facts or bill of exceptions was filed' in this court within sixty days after notice of appeal was given. Respondent move's to dismiss the appeal.

Rule XVII provides:

“2. No appeal in a criminal case shall be effectual for any purpose unless the appellant shall, within sixty days after giving notice of appeal as hereinbefore provided, have filed or caused to be filed with the clerk of the supreme court the following:
“(a) A statement of facts or bill of exceptions served on the respondent and certified by the judge of the court below according to the procedure, so near as may be, in civil cases; . . .
*494 “Except as herein otherwise provided, . . . the filing in the supreme court of a certified statement of facts, . . . shall be jurisdictional. ’ ’ Rules of Practice, 178 Wash, xxxvii-xxxviii.

Appellants have not brought themselves under the exception in the rule providing for an extension of time for filing the statement of facts.

The motion to dismiss the appeal is granted.

Steinert, C. J., Main, Millard, and Geraghty, JJ., concur.

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