State v. Eckert

The only question in this case is whether one who. is charged before a justice of the peace with the commission of a crime, where he pleads guilty, may thereafter appeal to the superior court, when on that appeal no collateral questions, such as *404the validity of the statute under which the charge is made, the sufficiency of the complaint, the jurisdiction of the court, and the circumstances under which the plea was made, are raised.

The appellant here was so charged, plead guilty, judgment of sentence was entered, and he appealed to the superior court. The state’s motion to dismiss the appeal…