People ex rel. Sauchuk v. Lilholt

On August 5,1959 the Police Justice of the Village of Monticello ordered that Agnes Lilholt, the person complained of, enter into an undertaking to keep the peace pursuant to section 89 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Said Agnes Lilholt seeks to appeal from said determination and the question arises as to whether there is a right of appeal.

It has been held as a fundamental principle that an appeal in a criminal case is not a matter of inherent or constitutional right but exists only by virtue of statutory authorization; and appellate jurisdiction of courts in this State in criminal cases…