Garza v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Garza v. State

244 S.W. 538

Procedural entryThis page is a short order in Garza v. State. Read the opinion of the Court — 87 Tex. Crim. 537 →

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas·Decided October 25, 1922·No. No. 7016·Published

Opinion

LATTIMORE, J.

Appellant was eonvict-'ed in the district court of Live Oak county of murder, and his punishment fixed at death.

There appears in the record an affidavit, duly executed by the sheriff of Live Oak county, setting forth the fact that subsequent to this conviction, and while confined in jail, appellant has made his escape, and has not been recaptured. This being true, the jurisdiction of this court no longer attaches, and the appeal is accordingly ordered dismissed.

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LATTIMORE, J.

Appellant was eonvict-'ed in the district court of Live Oak county of murder, and his punishment fixed at death.

There appears in the record an affidavit, duly executed by the sheriff of Live Oak county, setting forth the fact that subsequent to this conviction, and while confined in jail, appellant has made his escape, and has not been recaptured. This being true, the jurisdiction of this court no longer attaches, and the appeal is accordingly ordered dismissed.

Garza v. State, 244 S.W. 538 (Tex. 1922).

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