State v. Johnson

Citations

• 24 Wash. 75
• 63 P. 1124
• 1901 Wash. LEXIS 497

Syllabus

<p>CRIMINAL LAW-ORDER GRANTING NEW TRIAL-APPEAL BY STATE.</p> <p>Under Bal. Code, § 6500, subd. 7, wbicb provides that an appeal shall not be allowed to the state in any criminal action, except when the error complained of is in setting aside the indictment or information, or in arresting the judgment on the ground that the facts stated in the indictment or information do not constitute a crime, or in some other material error in law not affecting the acquittal of a prisoner on the merits, an order granting a new trial to the defendant would not be appealable on the part of the state.</p>