Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1954

Biggins v. State

Biggins v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided December 1, 1954
273 S.W.2d 70; 1954 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2951 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Biggins v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

The offense is driving while intoxicated; the punishment, three days in jail and a fine of $100.

The record does not reflect that appellant entered into a recognizance or filed an appeal bond in the trial court.

In the absence of a proper bond or recognizance on appeal, this Court is without jurisdiction to enter any order except to dismiss the appeal. Cantrell v. State, 136 Tex.Cr.R. 596, 127 S.W.2d 471; Heard v. State, 125 Tex.Cr.R. 142, 67 S.W.2d 312; Faupel v. State, 125 Tex.Cr.R. 430, 68 S.W.2d 1113.

The appeal is dismissed.

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