Long v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, Judge.
The appellant was subpoenaed as a witness in a criminal case, and fined $50 by the court for failure to obey the subpoena.
There was a hearing, and a motion to set aside the judgment. The State, through the Assistant Attorney General, moves to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the judgment is one from which an appeal does not lie. This proceeding is classed as a contempt proceeding from which there is no provision for appeal. The cases in which this court has jurisdiction are those in which there is a final judgment of conviction (art. 894, C. C. P.) and where on habeas…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Pegram v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
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