State v. Reakey

The defendant was indicted for the killing of his wife, and was convicted of murder in the first degree. He appealed to the St. Louis Court of Appeals, and in that court the judgment was reversed, and the State has brought the case here.

There are only two questions presented requiring our notice. The first is, whether the State is entitled to an appeal, and the second is, whether the indictment is sufficient.

From the proceedings of the trial court the State is only permitted to take an appeal, where the indictment is quashed, adjudged insufficient upon demurrer, or where the judgment thereon…