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Dawson v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jun 30, 1953
259 Ala. 205 (Ala. 1953)

Opinion

8 Div. 687.

June 30, 1953.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Lawrence County.

Thos. C. Pettus, Moulton, for petitioner.

Si Garrett, Atty. Gen., opposed.


Supreme Court Rule 44, as amended, Code 1940, Title 7, provides, in part, that an application to this court for writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals to revise or correct a judgment of that court must be filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court within fifteen days after the action of said Court of Appeals upon the application for rehearing.

The record before us shows on its face that the application for the writ of certiorari was not filed in accordance with Rule 44. The petition not having been filed in time must be and is, dismissed. McGraw v. State, 251 Ala. 123, 36 So.2d 560; Troup v. State, 248 Ala. 143, 26 So.2d 622.

Petition for writ of certiorari dismissed.

All the Justices concur.


Summaries of

Dawson v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jun 30, 1953
259 Ala. 205 (Ala. 1953)
Case details for

Dawson v. State

Case Details

Full title:DAWSON v. STATE

Court:Supreme Court of Alabama

Date published: Jun 30, 1953

Citations

259 Ala. 205 (Ala. 1953)
66 So. 2d 568

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