Wilford v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Wilford v. State

276 S.W. 1104, 102 Tex. Crim. 234, 1925 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1074

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas·Decided November 11, 1925·No. No. 9549.·Published·Cited by 2 cases

Opinion

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The offense is adultery; punishment fixed at a fine óf $500.00.

By affidavit of the sheriff, it is made to appear that the appellant, while in custody pending his appeal, made his escape upon the 25th day of August, 1925; that he has made no voluntary return, nor has there been a recapture; that he is still at large. Upon these facts, this court is deprived of jurisdiction to pass upon the merits of the appeal. See Arts. 824 and 825 C. C. P. (1925); also Vernon’s Tex. Crim. Stat., Vol. 2, Art. 912, and cases collated.

The appeal is dismissed.

Dismissed.

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MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The offense is adultery; punishment fixed at a fine óf $500.00.

By affidavit of the sheriff, it is made to appear that the appellant, while in custody pending his appeal, made his escape upon the 25th day of August, 1925; that he has made no voluntary return, nor has there been a recapture; that he is still at large. Upon these facts, this court is deprived of jurisdiction to pass upon the merits of the appeal. See Arts. 824 and 825 C. C. P. (1925); also Vernon’s Tex. Crim. Stat., Vol. 2, Art. 912, and cases collated.

The appeal is dismissed.

Dismissed.

Wilford v. State, 276 S.W. 1104, 102 Tex. Crim. 234, 1925 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1074 (Tex. 1925).

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