Stokes v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Stokes v. State, 153 Tex. Crim. 330 (Tex. Crim. App. 1949)
220 S.W.2d 152; 1949 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1171
Davidson

Stokes v. State

Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge.

The offense is theft; the penalty, two years in the penitentiary.

Notice of appeal herein appears only as a docket entry. 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 dismissed.

Opinion approved by the Court.

Reference

Full Case Name
Allen Stokes v. State
Status
Published