Transcript prepared by appellant, when.

547.120. When the appeal or writ of error does not operateas a stay of proceedings, such transcript shall be made out,certified and returned, on the application of the appellant orplaintiff in error, as in civil cases, except that the costs ofthe transcript shall not be required in advance.

(RSMo 1939 § 4147)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 3757; 1919 § 4103; 1909 § 5309

(1954) Where a death penalty is imposed and appeal taken, clerk is required to make out and return transcript to Supreme Court but in other cases appellant himself must see that his appeal is duly perfected. Turner v. Eidson (C.C.A.), 215 F.2d 728.