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399 S.W.2d 824

Guzman v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 2, 1966

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1966-02-02

Relies on Ex parte Bonds · Reid v. State · Harper v. State

Decided 1966-02-02

BELCHER, Commissioner.

¶1The conviction is for robbery; the punishment, seven and one-half years.

¶2The state moves to dismiss this appeal on the ground that appellant did not give notice of appeal in open court and no notice of appeal appears in the minutes of the court.

¶3The only notice of appeal appearing in the record is contained in an affidavit of appellant before a notary public in El Paso County which was filed with the clerk of the trial court on July 26, 1965.

¶4This was not a compliance with the requirements of Art. 827, C.C.P., and did not confer jurisdiction upon this court. Anderson v. State, 165 Tex.Cr.R. 525, 309 S.W.2d 239; Reid v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 333 S.W.2d 139; Harper v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 366 S.W.2d 789.

¶5The state’s motion is granted and the appeal is dismissed.

¶6Opinion approved by the Court.

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