Adams v. State
127 S.W.2d 201, 136 Tex. Crim. 518, 1939 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 213
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The offense is driving an automobile on a public highway while intoxicated; the punishment, a fine of fifty dollars and confinement in jail for five days.
It does not appear that appellant was sentenced. The conviction being for a felony, the law requires that sentence be duly pronounced upon the appellant. In the absence of a sentence this court is without jurisdiction.
The appeal is dismissed.
The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the Court.
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Adams v. State, 127 S.W.2d 201, 136 Tex. Crim. 518, 1939 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 213 (Tex. 1939).
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