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Copeland v. StateCopeland v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jun 27, 1951
No. 25379
Reporters:
,
Before:
Woodley
WOODLEY, Commissioner.

The conviction is for the possession ‍‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‍of beer for the purpose of sale in a dry area, the punishment assessed ‍‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‍by the jury being a fine of $100.

It is shown that appellant, after giving ‍‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‍notice of appeal, failed to enter into a recognizance and escaped from the custody ‍‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‍of the sheriff.

The State’s motion to dismiss the appeal is granted, and the appeal ‍‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‍is dismissed.

Opinion approved by the Court. .

Case Details

Case Name: Copeland v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Jun 27, 1951
Citations: 240 S.W.2d 779; 1951 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2232; No. 25379
Docket Number: No. 25379
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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