83 P. 697 | Idaho | 1906
— The appellant in this case was convicted of the crime of burglary and sentenced to a term of five years in the state penitentiary. The attorney general moved to dismiss the appeal (1) on the ground that no copy of the transcript of the record was ever served upon the respondent or its attorney, and no written evidence of such service had been filed as provided in paragraph 9 of rule 27 of the rules of this court. As to that ground of said motion, paragraph 9 of rule 27 of the rules of this court provides that in all cases where an appeal is perfected, transcripts of the record (showing the date of filing and the undertaking on appeal) must be served upon the adverse party and filed in this court within sixty days after the appeal is perfected, and written evidence of the service of the transcript upon the adverse party must be filed therewith. The appellant failed to comply with the provisions of that rule. The second ground of the motion is that no copy of the transcript after the same had been printed was ever served upon the respondent or its attorney as provided by paragraph 10 of rule 27 of said rules. Paragraph 10 of rule 27 provides that after the transcript is printed, a copy thereof shall be served upon the adverse party or his attorney. That rule has not been complied with by the -appellant. The third ground of the motion is that no copy of the brief of appellant has ever been served upon the respondent or its attorney as provided by paragraph 3 of rule 6 of
In a criminal case in which the defendant appeals, the state is the adverse party and the attorney general is the attorney for the state in all such appeals, and is charged with the duty of looking after and attending to the state’s interests, and a copy of the transcript and brief of the appellant must be