Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1965

Taylor v. State

Taylor v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided December 8, 1965 · Dice
396 S.W.2d 893 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Taylor v. State

Opinion of the Court

DICE, Commissioner.

Speeding is the offense; the punishment, a fine of $100.

Appellant’s conviction resulted from a trial de novo in County Court at Law No. 1 of Travis County, after an appeal from a conviction in the Corporation Court of the City of Austin.

This court’s jurisdiction in appeals originating in the Corporation Court is limited to convictions where the fine assessed exceeds $100. Art. 53, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P.; Hoover v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 355 S.W.2d 527; Butler v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 363 S.W.2d 469.

The appeal is dismissed.

Opinion approved by the court.

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