Legal Opinion

Compton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 18, 1959No. 31,051PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is rape; the punishment, five years.

On May 9, 1959, appellant’s motion for new trial was overruled, sentence was pronounced, and notice of appeal was given.

*47The record contains a recognizance filed March 31, 1959. It is not in the terms required by Art. 817 C.C.P., does not show to have been entered of record, and was filed while motion for new trial was pending and before notice of appeal was given.

It appearing that appellant is at large upon an insufficient recognizance on appeal, this court is without jurisdiction to enter any order other than to dismiss the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Salter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954
  2. Salter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
  3. Edwards v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938
  4. Schroeder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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