Isaacs v. State

Jan 21, 1970
No. 42720
Reporters:
,
Before:
Morrison

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is passing a worthless check; the punishment, ‍​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‍a fine of $50.00.

We are confronted with the same problem that we were confronted with in Bedell v. *256State, Tex.Cr.App., 443 ‍​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‍S.W.2d 850 and cases there cited. See also Stuart v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 445 S.W.2d 743.

It appears from the record that the sentence ‍​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‍was untimely and improperly pronounced. See Article 42.03, Vernon’s Ann. C.C.P. If, however, sentence was properly pronounced, then notice ‍​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‍of appeal was not given within ten days thereafter as required by Article 44.08, V.A.C.C.P.

It is clear that for ‍​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‍either reason the appeal must be dismissed.

It is so ordered.