HOWE, Justice:
Defendant Larry Johnson seeks to vacate the order of the district court dismissing his appeal for his failure to pay the statutory filing fees. We hold that payment of filing fees in a criminal appeal, or in the alternative to proceed in forma pauperis, is a jurisdictional prerequisite for perfecting an appeal.
Johnson entered a plea of guilty to a DUI charge in the Garfield County Justice Court on March 23, 1984. After sentencing on...
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