State v. White
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing Appellant's appeal of his conviction for failure to maintain reasonable control of a vehicle, a minor misdemeanor, on the ground that the judgment of conviction was not a final, appealable order because it did not include a sentence, holding that the judgment of conviction was not a final, appealable order.
The trial court had discretion to impose a financial sanction on Appellant, but the judgment of conviction contained no sentence. The court of appeals dismissed Appellant's appeal for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, ruling that there was no sentence imposed on Defendant and, therefore, no final, appealable order. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the court of appeals correctly dismissed Appellant's appeal for lack of a final, appealable order.
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