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Pendergrass v. State
92 Tex. Crim. 467
Tex. Crim. App.
1922
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Upon conviction for forgery appellant was given three years in the penitentiary.

Motion for new trial was overruled June 27, 1922, and notice of appeal given. Court adjourned June 30th. It is now made to appear by affidavit of the jailer and deputy sheriff that appellant escaped from jail on July 3d and was recaptured on July 4th and returned to his custody; that the return was not voluntary on appellant's part. We find in the record an appeal bond, property approved, executed on August 5th. The motion to dismiss the appeal must be sustained. By the express terms of Article 912, C.C.P., the jurisdiction of this Court no longer attached after appellant's escape. The recapture was not a voluntary return, and did not reinstate the appeal. Ex parte Wood, 19 Texas Crim. App., 46; Loyd v. State, 19 Texas Crim. App., 137; Lunsford v. State, 10 Texas Crim. App., 118. Neither did the appeal bond subsequently entered into restore the jurisdiction of this court.

The appeal is dismissed.

Dismissed.

Case Details

Case Name: Pendergrass v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Oct 25, 1922
Citation: 92 Tex. Crim. 467
Docket Number: No. 7397.
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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