Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1932

Rodriguez v. State

Rodriguez v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided January 20, 1932 · Hawkins
45 S.W.2d 1116 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Rodriguez v. State

Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, J.

Conviction is for possessing marijuana, under the provisions of article 725a, P. C., enacted by the Forty-Second Legislature, chapter 97 (Vernon’s Ann. P. C. art. 725a). The punishment is two years in the penitentiary.

By proper affidavit it is made to appear that pending appeal appellant escaped from custody. By the terms of article 824, Code Cr. Proc. 1925, this court is ousted of jurisdiction.

The appeal is therefore dismissed.

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