47 Wis. 529 | Wis. | 1879
This case is certified to this court upon exceptions taken by the defendant in the court below. The record discloses that the exceptions were not presented to the judge and allowed by him until after the expiration of the term of court at which the trial was had. This court has no jurisdiction to pass upon such exceptions. The right of this court to pass upon exceptions taken and allowed by the court, when there is no final judgment and no writ of error is issued to the court below, is given by section 4720, B. S. 1878. That section provides that “ any person who shall be convicted of an offense before the circuit court, being aggrieved by any opinion, direction or judgment of the court in any matter of law, may allege exceptions to such opinion, direction or judgment, which exceptions, being reduced to writing in a summary mode and presented to the court at any time lefore the end, of the term, and if found conformable to the truth of the case, shall be allowed and signed by the judge,” etc.
The statute then provides that upon allowing such exceptions the court shall stay proceedings, unless it shall clearly appear that such exceptions are frivolous, immaterial or in
By the Court. — So ordered.