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Thompson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
May 18, 1938
116 S.W.2d 390 (Tex. Crim. App. 1938)

Opinion

No. 19731.

Delivered April 13, 1938. Rehearing denied (without written opinion) May 18, 1938.

Appeal Dismissed — Appeal (Notice of).

A showing of notice of appeal in record was necessary to give Court of Criminal Appeals jurisdiction, and, in absence thereof, appeal was dismissed.

Appeal from the County Court of Cherokee County. Hon. J. W. Chandler, Jr., Judge.

Appeal from conviction for possessing intoxicating liquor in a dry area for sale; penalty, fine of $150 and thirty days in county jail.

Appeal dismissed.

The opinion states the case.

Gray Pope, of Tyler, for appellant.

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


The conviction is for possessing intoxicating liquor in a dry area for purposes of sale, punishment being assessed at a fine of $150.00 and thirty days in the county jail.

Upon an examination of this record we find no notice of appeal entered herein. Such is necessary in order to give this Court jurisdiction hereof. See Branch's Ann. Penal Code, Sec. 588, page 302, and cases there cited.

This appeal is therefore dismissed.


Summaries of

Thompson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
May 18, 1938
116 S.W.2d 390 (Tex. Crim. App. 1938)
Case details for

Thompson v. State

Case Details

Full title:MELVIN THOMPSON v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: May 18, 1938

Citations

116 S.W.2d 390 (Tex. Crim. App. 1938)
116 S.W.2d 390

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