Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1931

Moss v. State

Moss v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided October 28, 1931 · Morrow
42 S.W.2d 1113; 1931 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 873 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Moss v. State

Opinion of the Court

MORROW, P. J.

The offense is burglary; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for five years.

It has been made known to this court by the affidavit of the sheriff of Clay 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 *1114such escape, this court is deprived of jurisdiction of the appeal. See article 824, O. O. P. 1925.

The appeal is dismissed.

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