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Erganbright v. StateErganbright v. State

Indiana Supreme Court
Jun 9, 1897
No. 18,161
Reporters:
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Before:
Monks
Monks, J.

Appellant was charged by indictment with the crime of embezzlement under the provisions of ‍‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‍section 2031, Burns’ E. S. 1891 (Acts 1891, p. 395).

Appellant moved to quash each count of the indictment, which motion was overruled. Appellant filed a special plea in ‍‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‍bar, to which appellee demurred for want of facts, which demurrer was sustained by the court. The cause was continued and is still pending in the court below.

This ‍‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‍appeal is taken from the decision of the court below overruling.the motion to quash, and in sustaining the. demurrer to the plea in bar.

It is settled law that ‍‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‍appeals in criminal cases can only be taken from final judgments. Farrel v. State, 7 Ind. 345; Miller v. State, 8 Ind. 325; Wingo v. State, 99 Ind. 313: State v. Evansville, etc., R. R. Co., 107 Ind. 581.

No final judgment having been rendered ‍‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‍in said cause, this court has no jurisdiction of the appeal.

The appeal is dismissed.

Case Details

Case Name: Erganbright v. State
Court Name: Indiana Supreme Court
Date Published: Jun 9, 1897
Citations: 47 N.E. 464; 148 Ind. 180; 1897 Ind. LEXIS 192; No. 18,161
Docket Number: No. 18,161
Court Abbreviation: Ind.
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