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Sitz v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
May 25, 1990
565 So. 2d 287 (Ala. Crim. App. 1990)

Opinion

4 Div. 493.

May 25, 1990.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dale County, Charles Woods, J.

Alice L. Anderson, Enterprise, for appellant.

Don Siegelman, Atty. Gen., and Martha Gail Ingram, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


The appellant was convicted of burglary in the third degree and was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment. The record indicates that defense counsel requested and received six extensions of time in order to file a brief. After granting the sixth extension, the court ordered that no further extensions be granted. A seventh extension of time was requested and it was denied. The appellant has yet to file a brief on appeal; therefore no issues are presented for appellate consideration. Pursuant to Rule 45B, Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure, this court need not consider issues which were not raised in brief on appeal. Rule 2(a)(2), Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure, allows for the dismissal of an appeal where the appellant does not file a brief. See also Rule 31(c), Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure. Therefore, this appeal is dismissed.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

All the Judges concur.


Summaries of

Sitz v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
May 25, 1990
565 So. 2d 287 (Ala. Crim. App. 1990)
Case details for

Sitz v. State

Case Details

Full title:Albert Wesley SITZ v. STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Date published: May 25, 1990

Citations

565 So. 2d 287 (Ala. Crim. App. 1990)

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