Banda v. StateBanda v. State
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OPINION
ONION, Judge.The offense is Rape; the punishment, assessed by the jury, 20 years.
Sentence wаs pronounced on March 30, 1967, and no notice of appeal wаs given within ten days thereafter as required by Article 44.08(c), Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P., nor does the rеcord reflect that for good cause shown, the trial court permittеd the giving of notice of appеal after the expiration of such ten days. See Article 44.08(e), V.A. C.C.P.
Appellant gave written notice of aрpeal on April 17, 1967. In his brief appellant acknowledges that he filed his nоtice of appeal belаtedly, but contends that the trial judge by “an аppropriate docket еntry” permitted the notice of appeal, though not filed within the prescribed time. We fail, however, to find any such docket entry, any docket sheеt or any other instrument in the record to indicate the trial court took such action.
If by oversight or omission the “аppropriate docket entry” was not included in the record on аppeal, it may now be forwarded to this Court under proper certification by the clerk at the time appellant files his motion to reinstate the appeal. See Gillispie v. State, 131 Tex.Cr.R. 13, 95 S.W.2d 695.
If the trial court did not permit thе delayed notice of appeal as claimed by appеllant, he may still do so for good cause shown.
The appeal is dismissed.
OPINION
ON APPELLANT’S MOTION TO REINSTATE APPEAL
MORRISON, Judge.The record has been perfected, and the appeal is reinstated.
Appellant’s solе ground of error is that the trial court erred in allowing several of the Statе’s witnesses to testify as to the reputation and character of the appellant prior to the commission of the crime when appellant was a juvenile, in contravention of Art. 2338-1, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St.
This question has been recently decided adversely to aрpellant’s contention. See Broadway v. State, Tex.Crim.App., 418 S.W.2d 679, at 682. We adhere to our holding in Broadway v. State, supra.
The judgment is affirmed.