Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1927

Mitchell v. State

Mitchell v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided November 30, 1927 · Morrow
300 S.W. 60; 1927 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 832 (South Western Reporter)

Mitchell v. State

Opinion of the Court

MORROW, P. J.

The offense is burglary; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of 10 years.

It is made known to this court by the affidavit of the sheriff of Dallas county that on the .night of November 14, 1927, appellant escaped from jail where he was confined pending his appeal, and has not returned *61within 10 days. Under these circumstances, this court is without jurisdiction to consider the appeal (article 824, C. C. P. 1925), and it is therefore dismissed.

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