State v. Killian

BRITT, Judge.

While the point had not been raised by the State when this case came on for oral argument, we questioned the right of defendant to appeal a criminal cause from the district court to this court. Consequently, we allowed the defendant and the State to file supplemental briefs addressed to that question. After consideration of the authorities cited in the supplemental briefs and other authorities, we hold that defendant does not have that right.

Our State Constitution, Article IV, § 12(2), provides that “[t]he Court of Appeals shall have such appellate jurisdiction as the General…