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290 S.W. 1094

Luck v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 9, 1927

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1927-02-09

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently December 1929

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Relies on 103 Tex. Crim. 115 - Verga v. State

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Decided 1927-02-09

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MORROW, P. J.

¶1Drunkenness in a public place is the offense; punishment fixed at a fine of $85.

¶2Appellant was tried in the justice court and convicted, the jury assessing against him a fine of $75. On appeal to the county court and trial de movo he was again convicted and his punishment fixed at a fine of $85. His appeal to this court is unauthorized by reason of article 53, C. C. P. 1925, which reads thus:

“The Court of Criminal Appeals shall have appellate jurisdiction coextensive with the limits of the state in all criminal cases. This article shall not be construed as to embrace any case which has been appealed from any inferior court to the county court or county court at *1095law, in which the fine imposed by the county court or county court at law shall not exceed one hundred dollars.”

¶3See, also, Verga v. State, 103 Tex. Cr. R. 115, 280 S. W. 776.

¶4The appeal is dismissed.

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