Legal Opinion

Reid v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 17, 1960No. 31058PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is forgery; the punishment, 7 years.

The only notice of appeal appearing in the record is contained in an affidavit of appellant before a notary public in Walker County which was filed with the clerk of the trial court.

This was not a compliance with the requirements of Art. 827, Vernon’s Ann. C.C.P., that notice of appeal be given in open court and entered of record. Anderson v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 309 S.W.2d 239.

The appeal is dismissed.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Morales v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
  2. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966
  3. Reid v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960