Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1949

Stokes v. State

Stokes v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided May 11, 1949 · Davidson
153 Tex. Crim. 330; 220 S.W.2d 152; 1949 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1172

Stokes v. State

Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge.

The offense is burglary, with punishment assessed at two years’ confinement in the penitentiary.

Notice of appeal herein appears as a docket entry, only. This is insufficient; it must be entered of record, which means entered upon the minutes of the court. Art. 827, C. C. P.; Crozier v. State, 141 Tex. Cr. R. 407, 149 S. W. (2d) 108; Beasley v. State, 144 Tex. Cr. R. 366, 162 S. W. (2d) 968; Patton v. State, 203 S. W. (2d) 224.

The appeal is, accordingly, dismissed.

Opinion approved by the Court.

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