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Bell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Mar 26, 1941
141 Tex. Crim. 405 (Tex. Crim. App. 1941)

Opinion

No. 21510.

Delivered March 26, 1941.

Appeal Dismissed — Request of Appellant.

Where the record was before the appellate court without a statement of facts or bills of exception, the judgment of the trial court was affirmed, but, subsequently, appellant filed an affidavit advising that he desired to withdraw his appeal, judgment of affirmance was withdrawn, and the appeal dismissed at appellant's request.

Appeal from District Court of Upton County. Hon. C. R. Sutton, Judge.

Appeal from conviction for murder; penalty, confinement in penitentiary for fifty years. Appeal dismissed at appellant's request.

The opinion states the case.

John Menefee, of McCamey, for appellant.

Lloyd W. Davidson, State's Attorney, of Austin, for the State.


Conviction is for murder; punishment assessed at fifty years in the penitentiary.

The record is before us without statement of facts or bills of exception, and on March 19, 1941, the judgment of the trial court was affirmed.

Appellant has now filed in this court his affidavit advising that he desires to withdraw his appeal in said cause. It is therefore ordered that the judgment of affirmance be withdrawn and the appeal is dismissed at appellant's request.


Summaries of

Bell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Mar 26, 1941
141 Tex. Crim. 405 (Tex. Crim. App. 1941)
Case details for

Bell v. State

Case Details

Full title:RUSSELL BELL v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Mar 26, 1941

Citations

141 Tex. Crim. 405 (Tex. Crim. App. 1941)
148 S.W.2d 1097

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