Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1931

Walls v. State

Walls v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided October 14, 1931 · Morrow
42 S.W.2d 623; 1931 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 879 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Walls v. State

Opinion of the Court

MORROW, P. J.

Burglary is the offense; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

It has been made known to this court by the affidavit' of the sheriff of Kaufman county that the appellant, pending his appeal, escaped from the jail of said county and did not voluntarily return within ten days. By reason of such escape, this court is deprived of jurisdiction of the appeal. See article 824, C. C. P. 1925.

The appeal is ordered dismissed.

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