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Appellate Practice : Criminal Case – Jurisdiction
Stephanie Maniscalco//February 2, 2015
Where a trial court dismissed a criminal complaint prior to the preliminary hearing, the dismissal order was not a final judgment, so the state’s appeal is dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction.
Appeal is dismissed.
State v. McMillian (MLW No. 67396/Case No. SD33100 – 4 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Sheffield, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Howell County, Ligons, J. (Joseph Richard Schlotzhauer, Jefferson City, for appellant) (Steven A. Privette, Willow Springs, for respondent).
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