Legal Opinion

Alexander v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 27, 1954No. 27101PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

BELCHER, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted for the offense of unlawfully selling ' intoxicating' liquor in a wet area, without' having obtained a license from the Texas Liquor Control *100Board to sell such liquor, and his punishment was assessed at a fine of $100.

There appears in this record neither a recognizance nor an appeal bond. In the absence of a sufficient appeal bond or recognizance or a showing that appellant is in jail, this court is without jurisdiction of a misdemeanor appeal. White v. State, 87 Tex.Cr.R. 315, 221 S.W. 283; Skinner v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 252 S.W.2d 167; Braun v.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Braun v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
  2. White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
  3. Skinner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Najar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965

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