Carpenter v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an attempted appeal from a conviction for aggravated kidnapping. Punishment was assessed at imprisonment for sixty (60) years.

The record before us does not reflect that notice of completion thereof was given to the parties as required by Article 40.09, Sec. 7, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P. Further, the record on appeal has not been approved by the trial court as required by that statute. Neither the appellant’s nor the State’s brief *447bears a file mark of the Clerk of the trial court. Consequently, even had the record been properly approved, we would be unable to determine…