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Alexander v. StateAlexander v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Oct 27, 1954
27104
Reporters:
,
Before:
Belcher
BELCHER, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted for the offense of unlawfully selling ‍‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‍intoxicating liquor, to-wit: whiskey, on Sunday, in a wet area, and his punishment was assessed at a fine of ‍‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‍$100.

There appears in this record neither a recognizance nor an appeal bond. In the absence of a sufficient appeal ‍‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‍bond or recognizance or a‘showing that appellant is in jail, this court is without jurisdiction of a misdemeanor ‍‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‍appeal. White v. State, 87 Tex.Cr.R. 315, 221 S.W. 283; Skinner v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 252 S.W .2d 167; Braun v. State, ‍‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‍Tex.Cr.App., 257 S.W.2d 708.

The appeal is dismissed.

Opinion approved by the Court.

Case Details

Case Name: Alexander v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Oct 27, 1954
Citations: 272 S.W.2d 100; 1954 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2940; 27104
Docket Number: 27104
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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