Tucker v. State

Jun 21, 1967
40115
Reporters:
Before:
Morrison

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is felony theft, habitual t the punishment, life in the penitentiary.

Trial ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‍was on January 5, 1966, and notice of appeal was entered February 24, 1966.

The record before us includes a motion by appellant filed in the trial ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‍court requesting that he be allowed to withdraw his notice of appeal and an order by the trial court granting such motion.

The appellate record had not ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‍been approved and the time for filing briefs had not expired at the time appellant’s request was granted; therefore, the trial court retained jurisdiction of the ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‍cause and had authority to grant the motion and dismiss the appeal. Arts. 40.09 and 44.11, Vernon’s. Ann.C.C.P. and Rangel v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 408 S.W.2d 231.

The appeal ‍‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‍is dismissed as of June 2, 1967, the date of the trial court’s order.