State v. Doty
Supreme Court of Iowa
State v. Doty, 109 Iowa 453 (Iowa 1899)
80 N.W. 505
Ladd
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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- State of Iowa v. Elias Doty
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- Published