State v. Fleming
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Louisa District Court. The defendant was accused of intoxication, was found guilty, and sentenced to pay a fine of ten dollars and be imprisoned for thirty days. The cause was appealed to the District Court, and the trial was attended with the same result. The further facts necessary to an understanding of the question raised are presented in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Baldwin, O. J.
In this cause, an agreement was made between the District Attorney and the attorney for the defendant, that an appeal might be taken by the defendant to the Supreme Court, notwithstanding the fact that more than one year had expired after the judgment of the District Court had been rendered.
The Attorney General now asks that the cause be stricken from the docket, denying the, power of the District Attorney to make any agreement which would either waive or prejudice the rights of the State in this court.
It is made the duty of the Attorney General to defend for the State all…
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