State v. Aumann, 58035
Decision Date | 17 December 1975 |
Docket Number | No. 58035,58035 |
Parties | STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Paul Frank AUMANN, Appellant. |
Court | Iowa Supreme Court |
Douglas A. Johnson and Robert A. Engberg, Rurlington, for appellant.
Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Earl W. Roberts, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Steven S. Hoth, County Atty., for appellee.
Heard by MOORE, C.J., and MASON, RAWLINGS, UHLENHOPP and HARRIS, JJ.
Defendant was granted a Code section 783.2 hearing prior to trial on the pending charge against him of robbery with aggravation. He has appealed from the jury's determination of sanity to stand trial.
Although not raised by the State until oral submission, a jurisdictional issue arises. As we will point out infra it requires dismissal of this appeal.
I. Under the provisions of section 783.1 an accused must be granted a trial on the question of sanity if a reasonable doubt arises as to defendant's sanity at any stage in the prosecution. Section 783.2 requires 'Such trial shall be conducted in all respects, so far as may be, as the prosecution itself would be, * * *.'
Section 783.3 provides:
'If the accused shall be found insane, no further proceedings shall be taken under the indictment until his reason is restored, and, if his discharge will endanger the public peace or safety, the court must order him committed to the Iowa security medical facility until he becomes sane; But if found sane, the trial upon the indictment shall proceed, and the question of the then insanity of the accused cannot be raised therein.' (Emphasis added).
Notwithstanding the provision 'trial upon the indictment shall proceed' defense counsel gave notice of appeal which appeal is now before this court. Apparently because of this appeal, defendant has not bee tried upon the indictment.
Code section 793.2 provides an appeal in a criminal prosecution 'can only be taken from the final judgment, and within sixty days thereafter.'
In State v. Farmer, Iowa, 234 N.W.2d 89, filed October 15, 1975, we cite with approval the following well established principles.
Entry of sentence constitutes final judgment in a criminal case. State v. Coughlin, Iowa, 200 N.W.2d 525, 526. A prosecution is not complete until final judgment is entered. State v. Wiese, Iowa, 201 N.W.2d 734, 737. Interlocutory appeal is not allowed in criminal cases. State v. Hocker, Iowa, 178 N.W.2d 317. Interlocutory rulings are reviewable upon appeal from final judgment when error has been properly preserved. State v. Winfrey, Iowa, 221 N.W.2d 269, 272.
In State v. Klinger, 259 Iowa 381, 383, 144 N.W.2d 150, 151, we say:
We are without jurisdiction to consider and determine the issues raised on this appeal from interlocutory order and must dismiss this appeal. State v. Hocker, supra, Iowa, 178 N.W.2d 317.
II. Contrary to Code section 793.17 and Court Rule 15.2(a), no printed abstract of record has been filed. With the approval of an assistant attorney general (not present State's counsel, Mr. Roberts) appeal counsel filed an 'Agreed Statement as The Record on Appeal.' It includes a conclusion the appeal was taken from a final...
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