State v. Smith

SPECIAL TERM OPINION

TOUSSAINT, Chief Judge.

Appellants filed a petition for discretionary “appeal” of a pretrial order denying their motion to dismiss the complaint charging them with deprivation of parental rights. This court questioned jurisdiction because it appeared that no judgment of-conviction had been entered, but we gave appellants an opportunity to show why discretionary review should be granted. Because we conclude that appellants have not shown a compelling reason to grant discretionary review, we deny that request and dismiss the appeal.

FACTS

Appellants Cheryl Ann and Dean Smith…