The sentence of the supreme court in all criminal cases brought before it shall be executed in like manner as if passed by the court in which the prosecution originated. It shall not be necessary to bring any person charged with a criminal offense before the supreme court; but his appeal may be prosecuted by counsel.Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 63, class 4, art. 1(9); 1857, ch. 63, art. 15; 1871, § 417; 1880, § 1430; 1892, § 4367; 1906, § 4933; Hemingway's 1917, § 3209; 1930, § 3393; 1942, § 1977.
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