Harris v. State

Appellant was convicted in the District Court.of Kaufman County of murder, and his punishment fixed at eight years in the penitentiary.

The State has filed its motion to dismiss this appeal upon the ground of appellant’s escape from custody after the adjournment of the trial court and after notice of appeal given, and after the jurisdiction of this court had attached. The affidavits of a number of people are attached to the State’s motion. From them it is made plain that appellant escaped from jail as alleged in the State’s motion to dismiss, and was recaptured the night of the day on which he…