Henning v. City of Greenville

Citations

• 69 Miss. 214

Syllabus

<p>1. Criminal Procedure. Appeal. Non-appearance of accused.</p> <p>Where one, convicted in a mayor’s court, appeals to the circuit court, hut fails to appear, the circuit court should dismiss the ajipeal and direct a procedendo to the mayor.</p> <p>2. Same. Appeal to supreme court. What errors assignable.</p> <p>If the accused appeals from such dismissal to this court, he cannot assign for error defects in the affidavit, or complain that the circuit court refused, in his absence, to inquire into his guilt on the merits.</p>