Legal Opinion

Guzman v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 2, 1966No. 39090Published

1Opinion of the Court

BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for robbery; the punishment, seven and one-half years.

The state moves to dismiss this appeal on the ground that appellant did not give notice of appeal in open court and no notice of appeal appears in the minutes of the court.

The only notice of appeal appearing in the record is contained in an affidavit of appellant before a notary public in El Paso County which was filed with the clerk of the trial court on July 26, 1965.

This was not a compliance with the requirements of Art. 827, C.C.P., and did not confer jurisdiction upon this court. Anderson v.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  2. Reid v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
  3. Harper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963

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