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Williams v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Apr 5, 1972
478 S.W.2d 441 (Tex. Crim. App. 1972)

Opinion

No. 45280.

April 5, 1972.

Appeal from the Hudspeth County Court, Doyle L. Ziler, J.

Robert L. Moore, El Paso, for appellant.

Royce A. Oxford, County Atty., Sierra Blanca, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION


The offenses are carrying a pistol; the punishment fines of $100.00 each.

The record before us does not contain a sentence from the trial court. A sentence must be pronounced in every felony case and in every misdemeanor case except where the maximum possible punishment is by fine only. Art. 42.02, Vernon's Ann.C.C.P. Clemons v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 414 S.W.2d 940.

The punishment for carrying a pistol as denounced by Art. 483, Vernon's Ann.P.C., is:

". . . by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500) or by confinement in jail for not less than one (1) month nor more than one (1) year . . ."

Where no sentence has been pronounced in the trial court, the Court of Criminal Appeals is without jurisdiction to enter any other order except to dismiss the appeal. McCaleb v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 396 S.W.2d 416.

The appeal is dismissed.


Summaries of

Williams v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Apr 5, 1972
478 S.W.2d 441 (Tex. Crim. App. 1972)
Case details for

Williams v. State

Case Details

Full title:Robert E. WILLIAMS and Cecil M. Daniels, Jr., Appellants, v. The STATE of…

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Apr 5, 1972

Citations

478 S.W.2d 441 (Tex. Crim. App. 1972)

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