Thе appellant in each appeal was convicted of separatе violations of the Liquor Control Act of 1935, as amended by Ch. 197 of the 1937 Acts, § 12-605, Burns’ 1942 Replacement, аnd fined in the sum of $25 for each violation. The state has filed separate motions to dismiss еach appeal.
The assignment of errors in each appeal charged, (1) error of the trial court in overruling apрellant’s motion in arrest of judgment, (2) error in the triаl court overruling appellant’s motion to quash the affidavit for and the search warrant, and return thereon, and (3) error of the trial сourt in overruling appellant’s motion for a new trial.
A trial by jury was waived, and after trial by the court, the defendant was found guilty and judgment entered on June 30, 1949. The motion in arrest of judgment was not filеd until September 8, 1949. No motion was made to set aside the judgment for the purpose of filing the motion in arrest of judgment. A motion in arrest of judgmеnt must be filed before the entry of the judgment in order to present any question on appeal. Section 9-2001, Burns’ 1942 Replacement;
Patton
v.
State
(1922),
Any errоr of the trial court in ruling upon the validity of a mоtion to quash the affidavit, the search warrаnt and return must be assigned as a cause for a new trial under the first clause of § 9-1903, Burns’ 1942 Replacement.
Snyder
v.
State
(1933),
The motions for new trial were not filed until September 8, 1949. Section 9-1903, Burns’ 1942 Replacement requires a motion fоr new trial “must be filed within thirty (30) days from the date of the vеrdict or finding” and further provides that motions “must be filed in open court, if the court be then in session; otherwise, it shall be filed with the clerk of the court.” If the court is in vacation the motion must be filed with the clerk.
Ewbank’s Indiana Criminal Law
522, § 702 (2d Ed.). The motion did not allege any valid reason or excuse for not complying with the statute. See
Kallas
v.
State
(1949),
The record does not disclose the appellant was denied аny constitutional right, and the finding of the court in eаch case is sustained by sufficient evidencе. We should not put the state to the additionаl expense of filing a brief on the merits when fоr
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the reasons above discussed the result in each appeal would be an affirmance. Where no error has been presented to this court, on a motion to dismiss by the state the judgments may be affirmed.
Winters
v.
State
(1926),
Judgments affirmed.
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