Barksdale v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 4, 1969

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1969-06-04

Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently July 1977

4 state decisions

Relies on Bridges v. State

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Decided 1969-06-04

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¶1OPINION

ONION, Judge.

¶2The offense is speeding; the punishment, a fine of $100.00.

¶3Appellant’s conviction resulted from a trial de novo, before a jury, in the County Court of Colorado County after an appeal from a conviction in the Justice of the Peace Court, Precinct No. 1, Colorado County, Texas.

¶4This Court’s jurisdiction in appeals from causes originating in Justice or Corporation Court is limited to convictions where the fine assessed in the County Court, the County Court at Law or the County Criminal Court exceeds $100.00. See Article 4.03, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P.; Bridges v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 423 S.W.2d 931 and cases there cited; 1 Branch’s Ann.P.C., Sec. 408, pp. 429-431.

¶5The appeal is dismissed.