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42 S.D. 532

State v. Guffey

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided February 19, 1920

South Dakota Supreme Court · decided 1920-02-19

Hon. James McNenny, Judge. . In ■ a prosecution -by- the State against the 'defendant, Joshua Guffey, Circuit 'Court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the criminal prosecution, and he appeals.

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently November 1957

2 state decisions

Relies on State v. Stunkard · State v. Taylor

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Appeal dismissed · Decided 1920-02-19

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SMITH, J.

¶1This is a direct appeal from an order denying appellant’s motion to dismiss a criminal prosecution against appellant. The motion was founded upon section 630, Code Crim. Proc. 1903 (Rev. Code 1919, § 4808), which provides that:

“If a defendant, prosecuted for a public offense, whose trial 'has not been postponed upon his application, is not brought to trial at the next term 'of court in which the indictment or information is triable, the court must order the prosecution to be dismissed, unless good cause to the contrary is shown.”

¶2*533There is no provision in the Code of Criminal Procedure permitting a review, upon direct appeal, of an order, of a trial court made upon a motion- to dismiss a prosecution under this section. This court, therefore, is without jurisdiction to consider the questions of law or to review the facts attempted to be presented upon this purported appeal. State v. Stunkard, 28 S. D. 311, 133 N. W. 253; State v. Taylor, 37 S. D. 229, 157 N. W. 819; section 5031, Rev. Code 1919.

¶3The appeal is therefore dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

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