244 S.W. 538
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 25, 1922
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1922-10-25
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Decided 1922-10-25
Cited by 7 later decisions — most recently February 1976
7 state decisions
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¶1Appellant was eonvict-'ed in the district court of Live Oak county of murder, and his punishment fixed at death.
¶2There appears in the record an affidavit, duly executed by the sheriff of Live Oak county, setting forth the fact that subsequent to this conviction, and while confined in jail, appellant has made his escape, and has not been recaptured. This being true, the jurisdiction of this court no longer attaches, and the appeal is accordingly ordered dismissed.