Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1930

Butler v. State

Butler v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided January 29, 1930 · Hawkins
23 S.W.2d 1114 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Butler v. State

Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, J.

Conviction is for manslaughter ; punishment being two years in the penitentiary.

By proper personal affidavit appellant makes it known to tbe court that be no longer desires to prosecute bis appeal. He requests tbe court to dismiss bis appeal, waives time for issuing mandate, and requests’ that it issue immediately, to tbe end that bis term of punishment begin to run.

In compliance with such request, the appeal is dismissed, and tbe clerk is directed to issue mandate at once.

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