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Williams v. the State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Mar 31, 1920
220 S.W. 87 (Tex. Crim. App. 1920)

Opinion

No. 5741.

Decided March 31, 1920.

Misdemeanor — Notice of Appeal — Jurisdiction.

The jurisdiction of this court does not attach in the absence of a notice of appeal, C.C.P., Art. 915.

Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1 of Harris County. Tried below before the Honorable Walter E. Monteith.

Appeal from the conviction of representing a life insurance company without a certificate of authority; penalty, a fine of $500.

The opinion states the case.

No brief on file for appellant.

Alvin M. Owsley, Assistant Attorney General for the State. — Cited Stuart v. State, 123 S.W. Rep., 590; Narsingle v. State, 146 S.W. Rep., 934.


The appellant was convicted of a misdemeanor. We find in the record no notice of appeal. The Assistant Attorney General requests a dismissal upon that ground. The jurisdiction of the court does not attach in the absence of a notice of appeal. C.C.P., Art. 915, decisions thereunder Vernon's Texas Crim. Statutes, vol. 2, p. 877.

The appeal is dismissed.

Dismissed.


Summaries of

Williams v. the State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Mar 31, 1920
220 S.W. 87 (Tex. Crim. App. 1920)
Case details for

Williams v. the State

Case Details

Full title:G. EDW. WILLIAMS v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Mar 31, 1920

Citations

220 S.W. 87 (Tex. Crim. App. 1920)
220 S.W. 87

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