Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1934

Hill v. State

Hill v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided January 10, 1934 · Lattimore
67 S.W.2d 278; 125 Tex. Crim. 147; 1934 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 16 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Hill v. State

Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for theft; punishment, seven and one-half years in the penitentiary.

We find in the record an affidavit in due form made by the ¡district attorney certifying that pending this appeal the appellant has made his escape and is now a fugitive from justice. 'Under the provisions of our law this court is without further 'jurisdiction in such case, and the appeal is accordingly dismissed.

Dismissed.

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