Mennis v. State

OPINION

ON MOTION TO REINSTATE THE APPEAL

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is from an order revoking probation. On original submission the appeal was dismissed because of an insufficient sentence. Mennis v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 493 S.W.2d 799. As noted in the footnote at page 800: “The appellant was sentenced in abstentia.” Compare Casias v. State, 503 S.W.2d 262 (1973). The record reflects that thereafter, on May 4, 1973, the appellant appeared in person before the court and sentence was properly pronounced against him. The appeal is reinstated and we will consider the contentions raised by appellant.

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