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Hoover v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Mar 28, 1962
355 S.W.2d 527 (Tex. Crim. App. 1962)

Opinion

No. 34485.

March 28, 1962.

Appeal from the County Court, Navarro County, Kenneth A. Douglas, J.

No attorney for appellant on appeal.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin. for the State.


The offense is speeding; the punishment, a fine of $25.

Appellant's conviction resulted from a trial de novo, before a jury, in the County Court of Navarro County, after an appeal from a conviction in Justice of the Peace Court, precinct #1, place #2, of Navarro County.

This Court's jurisdiction in appeals in causes originating in the justice court is limited to convictions where the fine assessed in the county court exceeds $100. See Art. 53, Vernon's Ann.C.C.P.; 1 Branch's Ann.P.C., sec. 408, p. 429-431; Trull v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 334 S.W.2d 180; Williams v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 339 S.W.2d 63 and Payne v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 342 S.W.2d 580.

The appeal is dismissed.


Summaries of

Hoover v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Mar 28, 1962
355 S.W.2d 527 (Tex. Crim. App. 1962)
Case details for

Hoover v. State

Case Details

Full title:James Virgil HOOVER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Mar 28, 1962

Citations

355 S.W.2d 527 (Tex. Crim. App. 1962)

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