Supreme Court of Iowa, 1856

Ellis v. State

Ellis v. State
Supreme Court of Iowa · Decided June 15, 1856
3 Iowa 217

Ellis v. State

Opinion of the Court

Undek tbe Code, tbe Supreme Court possesses no power' to review an order or judgment in a criminal case, unless it is brought up by writ of error, as prescribed by section 3088.

In criminal cases appealed from a justice of tbe peace to tbe District Court, tbe defendant is not entitled to a trial on tbe merits, where tbe District Court finds that there was no error in tbe proceedings of tbe justice.

Judgment affirmed.

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