State v. Doty
State v. Doty
109 Iowa 453; 80 N.W. 505
State v. Doty
Opinion of the Court
Indictment for libel, to which the defendant interposed a demurrer. This was overruled, and the'appeal is from that ruling. It does not appear judgment has ever been entered. In a criminal action, βan appeal can only betaken from final judgment.β Code, section 5448. An order overruling a demurrer is not such. State v. Swearengen, 43 Iowa, 336. To confer jurisdiction, the abstract mustf affirmatively show that final judgment has been entered,.
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