State v. Sloan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Henry District Court.— Hon. W. S. With-row, Judge. Appeal by defendant from the action of the lower court in refusing to sustain his motion to dismiss the prosecution, on'the ground that he had not been brought to trial at the next regular term of the court in which the indictment was triable, after the same was found, as required by Code, section 5536.—
1Opinion of the Court
McClain, C. J.—
1. Criminal law : termediate" ordds* During the argument of this case, a doubt was suggested by some members of the court to counsel for appellant as to whether the court has jurisdiction °f thÍS aPPeal Ín VÍeW °f tte Provision OÍ Code, section 5448, which expressly provides that in a criminal case “ an appeal can only be taken from the final judgment.” No question of this kind' having been raised on behalf of the state, additional time was given to counsel for appellant,to present authorities, and we now proceed to determine the question. In opposition to the conclusion which…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- State v. WrightSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
- State v. AlversonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1953