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Eddings v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Apr 19, 1939
127 S.W.2d 303 (Tex. Crim. App. 1939)

Opinion

No. 20373.

Delivered April 19, 1939.

Assault with Intent to Murder — Jurisdiction.

The Court of Criminal Appeals has no jurisdiction of appeal from conviction for assault with intent to murder, where the record contained no sentence, without which there is no final judgment.

Appeal from District Court of Leon County. Hon. Max M. Rogers, Judge.

Appeal from conviction for assault with intent to murder; penalty, confinement in penitentiary for one year.

Appeal dismissed.

The opinion states the case.

M. L. Bennett, of Normangee, for appellant.

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


Appellant waived a jury and upon a plea of guilty before the court was adjudged to be guilty of assault with intent to murder, and his punishment assessed at one year in the penitentiary.

We observe that in the record before us there appears no sentence, without which there is no final judgment and this court has no jurisdiction of the case.

The appeal is dismissed.


Summaries of

Eddings v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Apr 19, 1939
127 S.W.2d 303 (Tex. Crim. App. 1939)
Case details for

Eddings v. State

Case Details

Full title:ROSCOE EDDINGS v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Apr 19, 1939

Citations

127 S.W.2d 303 (Tex. Crim. App. 1939)
127 S.W.2d 303