State v. Price

The state appeals from a judgment quashing an indictment against the defendant which charged him with having committed a misdemeanor in office in violation of Act 254 of 1912.

The defendant has filed a motion, to dismiss the appeal for want of appellate jurisdiction in this court.

The penalty prescribed by the statute is a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding six months.

The appellate jurisdiction of this court in criminal matters extends, on questions of law only, to cases in which the punishment of death or imprisonment at hard labor may be inflicted, or a fine exceeding $300…