Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1954

Miller v. State

Miller v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided January 20, 1954 · Davidson
263 S.W.2d 778 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Miller v. State

Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Commissioner.

This purports to be an appeal for violating the so-called “hot check” law, Art. 567b, V.A.P.C., with punishment assessed at two years’ confinement in the penitentiary.

No sentence accompanies the record.

A sentence is necessary in ordinary felony cases for the jurisdiction of this court over an appeal. Art. 769, C.C.P.; Standley v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 246 S.W.2d 641.

The appeal is dismissed.

Opinion approved by the court.

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