Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 12, 1960No. 32183PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in corporation court for violation of a city ordinance. She appealed to County Court at Law No. 1, where a trial before the court resulted in a conviction with punishment assessed at a fine of $100.

This Court is without authority to entertain the attempted appeal from the conviction in County Court at Law.

Art. V, Section 5, of the Constitution of Texas, Vernon’s Ann.St., provides that the Court of Criminal Appeals shall have appellate jurisdiction co-extensive with the limits of the State in all criminal cases of whatever grade, "with such exceptions and…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Grimm v. GarnerTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Abrams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Hoover v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962
  4. Ford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964

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