Perkins v. State

The offense is unlawfully selling a potable mixture containing in excess of 1 per cent, of alcohol by volume; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

The appeal bond is defective. As disclosed by the record, it states that the appellant “stands charged by indictment duly presented in the district court of Crosby county, Tex'., with the offense of Vio Pro Law.” This does not name any offense denounced in our Penal Code. The appellant being at large, this court is without jurisdiction in the absence of a proper appeal bond. Reed v. State, 98 Tex. Cr. R. 505, 267 S. W. 271.

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