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Wilkes v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jun 3, 1925
273 S.W. 258 (Tex. Crim. App. 1925)

Opinion

No. 9476.

Delivered June 3, 1925.

Murder — Appeal Withdrawn.

This record does not containing a final judgment nor verdict, the motion of appellant that the record be withdrawn is granted, in order that it may be used in connection with the perfecting of an appeal herein, should sentence nunc pro tunc be entered in the court below.

Appeal from the District Court of Newton County. Tried below before the Hon. V. H. Stark, Judge.

Appeal from a conviction of murder; penalty, fifteen years in the penitentiary.

McCall Crawford, for appellant.

Tom Garrard, State's Attorney, and Grover C. Morris, Assistant State's Attorney, for the State.


Conviction in district court of Newton County for murder; punishment fixed at fifteen years in the penitentiary.

An inspection of the record makes manifest the fact that there is no sentence, and it is admitted by appellant in response to the State's motion to dismiss this appeal, that no sentence was entered at the trial term of the court below. For the reason that there is no final judgment and sentence, this court is without jurisdiction and must dismiss the appeal, which is accordingly ordered.

Appellant requests that he be permitted to withdraw the record in this case in order that it may be used in connection with the perfecting of an appeal herein should sentence nunc pro tunc be entered in the court below. The request of appellant is granted and he may withdraw the record.

Appeal dismissed and record withdrawn.


Summaries of

Wilkes v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jun 3, 1925
273 S.W. 258 (Tex. Crim. App. 1925)
Case details for

Wilkes v. State

Case Details

Full title:FRANK WILKES v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Jun 3, 1925

Citations

273 S.W. 258 (Tex. Crim. App. 1925)
273 S.W. 258