Gaines v. State
Gaines v. State
Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from the county court where appellant was assessed a punishment of six months’ confinement in jail and a fine of $500.00 for transporting an alcoholic beverage in a dry area.
An examination of the record discloses that it does not contain a judgment of conviction.
In the absence of a judgment entered of record in the minutes of the court, the appeal must be dismissed. Article 766, V.A.C.C.P.; Moore v. State, 156 Tex. Cr. Rep. 615, 245 S.W. 2d 491. Where no judgment of conviction was found in the record, the Court of Criminal Appeals had no jurisdiction of the appeal. Fletcher v. State, 154 Tex. Cr. Rep. 518, 229 S.W. 2d 64.
The appeal is dismissed.
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