State v. Wright

Citations

• 60 Wash. 277
• 111 P. 18
• 1910 Wash. LEXIS 1039

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law — Appeal—Jurisdiction. Jurisdiction, of a criminal appeal cannot be conferred on the supreme court by agreement, where the statute confers no jurisdiction.</p> <p>Criminal Law — Appeal—By State — Right to Appeal. The state cannot appeal from a judgment in a criminal case directing an acquittal on the ground of the insufficiency of the evidence, under Rem. & Bal. Code, § 1716, subd. 7, limiting appeals by the state to cases wherein the indictment or information is set aside or found insufficient or the error does not affect the merits.</p>