Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1953

Reeves v. State

Reeves v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided March 4, 1953 · Graves
255 S.W.2d 520; 1953 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2318 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Reeves v. State

Opinion of the Court

GRAVES, Presiding Judge.

The conviction, is for the theft of one head of cattle. The penalty assessed is confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of two years.

The record contains no notice of appeal except a docket entry thereof. The statute, Art. 827, C.C.P., provides that such notice shall be given in open court and entered of record. A notation on the trial docket is not a sufficient record of such notice. See Clark v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 218 S.W.2d 210; Hughes v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 218 S.W.2d 479, and many cases there cited; also Wood v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 218 S.W.2d 480. -

No- notice of appeal being shown herein, the appeal is dismissed.

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