Legal Opinion

Neloms v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 8, 1941No. 21351PublishedCited by 3 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

KRUEGER, Judge.

The conviction is for the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, for the purpose of sale, in a dry area. The punishment assessed is confinement in the county jail for a period of five months.

The transcript in the present instance contains only a “docket entry” of the notice of appeal, which is not sufficient to confer jurisdiction upon this Court, Article 827, C. C. P., requires that notice of appeal be given “in open court” and “entered of record.” In the absence of a showing that the docket entry was carried into the minutes of the trial court, this Court is without…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hyde v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
  2. Lucas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Bailey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
  2. Hollis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
  3. Hughes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949

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