Leggio v. State

Jan 17, 1973
45569
Reporters:
Before:
Dice

OPINION

DICE, Commissioner.

Speeding is the offense; the punishment, a fine of ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‍$100.

The conviction resulted from a trial de novo in County Criminal Court at Law No. 2 of Harris ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‍County, after an appeal from a conviction in the Corporation Court of the City of Houston.

This Court’s jurisdiction in ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‍appeals originating in the Corporation Court is limited to convictons where the fine assessed exceeds $100. Art. 4.03, ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‍Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P.; Taylor v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 396 S.W.2d 893; Bass v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 399 S.W.2d 558; and Barksdale v. State, ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‍Tex.Cr.App., 441 S.W.2d 534.

The appeal is dismissed.

Opinion approved by the Court.