Legal Opinion

Fitch v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 24, 1951No. 25110PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

GRAVES, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of theft of property over the value of $50.00 and sentenced to a term of five years in the state penitentiary. •

*897He asked that his sentence be suspended in the event of a conviction and for a sentence of not more than five years. The jury granted his application and recommended a suspension of sentence, and the court entered such order. However, there is no final order herein, and lacking such, we have no jurisdiction of his appeal. See Bierman v. State, 73 Tex.Cr.R. 284, 164 S.W. 840; Gallier v. State, 78 Tex.Cr.R. 534, 182 S.W.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lamkin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
  2. Bierman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  3. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
  4. Gallier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1916
  5. Cisneros v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1944

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. James Wade Braswell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955

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