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Butler v. StateButler v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jan 9, 1963
No. 35194
Reporters:
,
Before:
Belcher
BELCHER, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from the County Court designated by the statute ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‍creating it as the County Criminal Court of Appeals of Dallas County, Texas. Art. 52-159c, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P.

The appellant was convicted in Corporation Court for operating ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‍a motor vehicle without’ a license. He appealed to the County Criminal Court of Appeals of Dallas County, Texas, where a trial before the court resulted ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‍in a conviction with punishment assessed at a fine of $100.

The jurisdiction of this court in appeals in causes originating in the Corporation Court is ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‍limited to convictions where the fine assessed exceeds $100. Trull v. State, 169 Tex.Cr.R. 357, 334 S.W.2d 180.

This court is without authority to enter any order herein ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‍other than to dismiss the appeal.

The appeal is dismissed.

Opinion approved by the Court.

Case Details

Case Name: Butler v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Jan 9, 1963
Citations: 363 S.W.2d 469; 1963 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1068; No. 35194
Docket Number: No. 35194
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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