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Ex Parte King
155 Tex. Crim. 217
Tex. Crim. App.
1950
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BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

Relator is a prisoner in the state penitentiary and addresses his original petition to this court seeking his discharge from the custody of the penitentiary officials.

The petition alleges that appellant was charged with murder in the district court of Sabine County; that he was tried by *218a jury which returned a verdict on the 20th day of November, 1946, and assessed his punishment at twenty-five years in the penitentiary. It then recites that the judgment of the district court was entered that he “be confined to the penitentiary for a term of not less than two nor more than twenty-five years.”

Certified copies of the proceedings have been obtained and are before us in considering this application. The original judgment contains the jury’s verdict as follows: “We the jury find the defendant Z. T. King guilty as charged in the indictment and assess his punishment at twenty-five years confinement in the State Penitentiary. H. E. Reeves, Foreman.”

The court has no authority to enter a judgment for any term other than that specified in the jury’s verdict. In as much as it is contained in the judgment it makes the same definite, regardless of the further recitation that he is to serve “for a term of not less than 2 years nor more than 25 years.” See Ex Parte Simmons, 154 Tex. Cr. R. 544, 229 S. W. 2d 167.

The relief prayed for is denied and appellant is remanded to the authorities of the state penitentiary to serve the term assessed against him.

Case Details

Case Name: Ex Parte King
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Nov 1, 1950
Citation: 155 Tex. Crim. 217
Docket Number: No. 24944
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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