Legal Opinion

Stokes v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 11, 1949No. 24379Published

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge.

The offense is burglary, with punishment assessed at two years’ confinement in the penitentiary.

Notice of appeal herein appears as a docket entry, only. This is insufficient; it must be entered of record, which means entered upon the minutes of the court. Art. 827, C. C. P.; Crozier v. State, 141 Tex. Cr. R. 407, 149 S. W. (2d) 108; Beasley v. State, 144 Tex. Cr. R. 366, 162 S. W. (2d) 968; Patton v. State, 203 S. W. (2d) 224.

The appeal is, accordingly, dismissed.

Opinion approved by the Court.

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Crozier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
  2. Patton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1947
  3. Beasley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942