Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1931

Crawford v. State

Crawford v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided October 14, 1931 · Morrow
42 S.W.2d 792; 1931 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 848 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Crawford v. State

Opinion of the Court

MORROW, P. J.

The offense is forgery; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of five years.

It has been made known to this court by the affidavit of the sheriff of Jasper county that the appellant escaped from custody on the 16th of May, 1931, 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.

The appeal is ordered dismissed.

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