Legal Opinion

Scroggins v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 6, 1929No. 12708PublishedCited by 1 opinion

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

The offense is unlawfully passing as true a forged instrument; the punishment confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

The caption fails to show the date of the adjournment of the trial court. Under the decisions of this court the state's motion to dismiss the appeal must be sustained. Yarborough v. State, 100 Tex.Crim. R., 273 S.W. 842; Lowery v. State,92 Tex. Crim. 311, 244 S.W. 147; Cousineau v. State,10 S.W.2d 98.

The appeal is dismissed. Appellant is granted fifteen days from this date in which to correct the omission.

Dismissed.

The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lowery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  2. Yarborough v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  3. Cousineau v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Carlisle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1946

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