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Jones v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jan 20, 1954
263 S.W.2d 780 (Tex. Crim. App. 1954)

Opinion

No. 26764.

January 20, 1954.

Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 3, Harris County, A. C. Winborn, J.

No attorney on appeal for appellant.

William H. Scott, Dist. Atty., King C. Haynie, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, Wesley Dice, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


The conviction is for possession of marijuana; the punishment, 7 years in the penitentiary.

The appeal bond is not in the form provided for in Arts. 817 and 818, C.C.P., and does not appear to have been approved by the trial judge as required by Art. 818, C.C.P.

In the absence of a proper bond or recognizance on appeal this court is without jurisdiction to enter any order except to dismiss the appeal. Cantrell v. State, 136 Tex.Crim. R., 127 S.W.2d 471; Heard v. State, 125 Tex.Crim. R., 67 S.W.2d 312; Faupel v. State, 125 Tex.Crim. R., 68 S.W.2d 1113.

The appeal is dismissed.


Summaries of

Jones v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jan 20, 1954
263 S.W.2d 780 (Tex. Crim. App. 1954)
Case details for

Jones v. State

Case Details

Full title:JONES v. STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Jan 20, 1954

Citations

263 S.W.2d 780 (Tex. Crim. App. 1954)
159 Tex. Crim. 314

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