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Earp v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Apr 5, 1939
126 S.W.2d 972 (Tex. Crim. App. 1939)

Opinion

No. 20347.

Delivered April 5, 1939.

Appeal Dismissed — Jurisdiction.

Where no judgment appeared in the record and the recognizance into which appellant entered was not embraced in the transcript, Court of Criminal Appeals was without jurisdiction, and appeal would be dismissed.

Appeal from County Court of Upshur County. Hon. J. P. Maberry, Judge.

Appeal from conviction for possessing intoxicating liquor in a dry area for the purpose of sale; penalty, fine of $250.00 and confinement in jail for sixty days.

Appeal dismissed.

The opinion states the case.

Florence Florence, of Gilmer, for appellant.

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


The offense is possessing intoxicating liquor in a dry area for the purpose of sale; the punishment, a fine of $250.00 and confinement in jail for sixty days.

No judgment appears in the transcript. In the absence of a judgment this court is without jurisdiction.

It appears from the record that appellant entered into a recognizance. The recognizance is not embraced in the transcript. Under the circumstances, this court is without jurisdiction.

The appeal is dismissed.

The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the Court.


Summaries of

Earp v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Apr 5, 1939
126 S.W.2d 972 (Tex. Crim. App. 1939)
Case details for

Earp v. State

Case Details

Full title:JEWEL EARP v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Apr 5, 1939

Citations

126 S.W.2d 972 (Tex. Crim. App. 1939)
126 S.W.2d 972