Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1928

Poenich v. State

Poenich v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided December 19, 1928 · Lattimore
12 S.W.2d 208; 1928 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 909 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Poenich v. State

Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, J.

Conviction for failure to stop and render aid; punishment, confinement in the county jail for a period of 90 days:

The offense charged against this appellant is a felony. See article 47, P. C. To give this court jurisdiction of an appeal in a felony case there must be a sentence. De Laney v. State, 98 Tex. Cr. R. 98, 263 S. W. 1065. We find in this record no sentence.

We are without jurisdiction to determine the matters involved. The appeal will be dismissed.

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