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Bedell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
May 25, 1955
279 S.W.2d 339 (Tex. Crim. App. 1955)

Opinion

No. 27624.

May 25, 1955.

Appeal from the County Criminal Court, Dallas County, James H. Guthrie, J.

No attorney on appeal for appellant.

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


The conviction is for unlawfully driving a motor vehicle upon a public highway while intoxicated; the punishment, confinement in the county jail for 75 days and a fine of $125.

There appears in this record neither a recognizance nor an appeal bond. In the absence of a sufficient appeal bond or recognizance or a showing that appellant is in jail, this court is without jurisdiction of a misdemeanor appeal. Alexander v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 272 S.W.2d 100, and cases there cited.

The appeal is dismissed.

Opinion approved by the Court.


Summaries of

Bedell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
May 25, 1955
279 S.W.2d 339 (Tex. Crim. App. 1955)
Case details for

Bedell v. State

Case Details

Full title:Bert Bryant BEDELL, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: May 25, 1955

Citations

279 S.W.2d 339 (Tex. Crim. App. 1955)
161 Tex. Crim. 553

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