State v. Quinn

Decided April 15, 1881

Nevada Supreme Court · decided 1881-04-15

<p>Assault — Jurisdiction or Supreme Court on Appeal. — Defendant was indicted for the crime of an assault with intent to kill, and was tried and found “guiltj of an assault.” The judgment imposed a fine of five hundred dollars, and taxed the costs against defendant. From this judgment an appeal was taken. Held, that this court had no jurisdiction; Appeal dismissed. State v. MeGormich, 14 Nev. 347, affirmed. (Belknap, J., dissenting.)</p>

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently January 1916

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Relies on State v. McCormick

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Decided 1881-04-15

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¶1By the Court,

Hawley, J.:

¶2Appellant was indicted for the crime of an assault with' intent to kill. He was tried, and found “guilty of an assault,” and adjudged to pay a fine of five hundred dollars, and a judgment was also rendered against him for the costs/' *90(State ex rel. Quinn v. District Court, ante, 76.) From this judgment an appeal is taken. Tlie Attorney General moves to dismiss the appeal on the ground that this court has.no jurisdiction. The principles involved in this case are the same as were presented and decided in the State v. McCormick, 14 Nev. 348.

¶3Upon the authority of that case the appeal must be dismissed. It-is so ordered.