Mays v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

— Our State’s Attorney prays for a dismissal of this appeal on the ground that the case originated in the Corporation Court of the City of Houston where appellant was convicted of “moral perversion” under an ordinance of said city defining such offense. An appeal was taken to the County Court at Law of Harris County where a trial de novo resulted in appellant’s conviction with the punishment assessed at a fine of $100.00.

Article 53 C. C. P. (1925), provides: “The Court of Criminal Appeals shall have appellate jurisdiction co-extensive with the limits of the State in all…