De La Garza v. State

OPINION

PHILLIPS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction by a jury on a plea of not guilty of the lesser included felony offense under a bribery indictment of conferring compensation for past official behavior in violation of V.T. C.A., Penal Code, Sec. 36.07(a): The jury assessed punishment at confinement in jail for 12 months and a fine of $2,000.00, and recommended probation as to the jail term.

The State moves to dismiss the appeal herein upon the grounds that appellant’s notice of appeal which is noted on the docket to have been given in open court on December 12, 1975, immediately…