State ex rel. Edwards v. Lee

Citations

• 107 La. 781

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>1. There was a disagreement between relator’s counsel and respondent regarding the date of the court’s adjournment which led counsel, in good faith, to arrive at a conclusion different, the trial judge says, from that which he Intended.</p> <p>2. The junior counsel was in court when the defendant was sentenced. He had previously informed the judge that he understood that no appeal would be taken. ■ No bill of exceptions was presented or motion for new trial made.</p> <p>3. The court, after adjournment, had no autority to grant an order of appeal in a criminal ease, which, under the statute, must be applied for and entered in open court prior to adjournment.</p>