Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1931

Crawford v. State

Crawford v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided October 14, 1931 · Lattimore
42 S.W.2d 792 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Crawford v. State

Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, J.

Conviction for forgery; punishment, five years in the penitentiary.

We find filed with this record an affidavit made by the sheriff of Jasper county, Tex., the county in which the conviction was had, stating that pending this appeal the appellant escaped from custody and has not voluntarily returned. Under the law this necessitates a dismissal of the appeal, and it is accordingly so ordered.

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