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263 S.W.2d 780

Jones v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 20, 1954

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1954-01-20

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently March 1958

3 state decisions

Relies on Cantrell v. State · Guerin v. State · 125 Tex. Crim. 142 - Heard v. State

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Decided 1954-01-20

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WOODLEY, Judge.

¶1 The conviction is for possession of marijuana; the punishment, 7 years in the penitentiary.

¶2 The appeal bond is not in the form provided for in Arts. 817 and 818, C.C.P., and does not appear to have been approved by the trial judge as required by Art.. 818, C.C.P.

¶3 In the absence of a proper bond or recognizance on appeal this court is without jurisdiction to enter any order except to dismiss the appeal. Cantrell v. State, 136 Tex.Cr.R. 596, 127 S.W.2d 471; Heard v. State, 125 Tex.Cr.R. 142, 67 S.W.2d 312; Faupel v. State, 125 Tex.Cr.R. 430, 68 S.W.2d 1113.

¶4 The appeal is dismissed.

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