Judge may order case to be stated

Every return under section 55 shall, unless a formal appeal against conviction is entered by the defendant, operate as an appeal on behalf of every convicted person whose name is included therein, and a judge may order a magistrate to state a case for the consideration of the Supreme Court, and thereupon the Supreme Court shall have the power to decide the case in all respects as if an appeal had been entered by the person convicted under the provisions of Part VIII of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act.