People v. Hollis
California Supreme Court
People v. Hollis, 65 Cal. 78 (Cal. 1884)
2 P. 893; 1884 Cal. LEXIS 447
People v. Hollis
Opinion of the Court
The appeal is by the people from an order dismissing the action for want of prosecution. Such an order is not appealable. (Pen. Code, § 1238.)
When an attempt is made to appeal from an order which is not appealable this court has sometimes stricken the cause from the calendar, because not brought here by the attempted appeal, and sometimes dismissed the formal appeal.
Appeal dismissed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- THE PEOPLE v. WILLIAM HOLLIS
- Cited By
- 6 cases
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- Appealable Okdeb—Cbhuinal Pbactice.—An order dismissing an information for want of prosecution is not appealable.