Case ID: sw2d_103/html/0154-02.html
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

MOORE v. STATE.
    No. 18795.
    Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
    Feb. 17, 1937.
    Appeal Reinstated March 10, 1937.
    W. W. Ballard, of Wichita Falls, for appellant.
    Lloyd W. Davidson, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.
   HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for robbery, punishment being ten years in the penitentiary.

The record before us contains no notice of appeal. Article 827, C.C.P., in part, provides that “An appeal is taken by giving notice thereof in open court at the term of court at which conviction is had, and having the same entered of record.”

Notice of appeal given and entered as required by the statute is essential to the jurisdiction of this court, and, unless such notice is shown, the appeal will be dismissed. For authorities see collation in note 2 under said article in Vernon’s C.C.P. of Texas, vol. 3, p. 197.

The appeal is dismissed.

On the Merits.

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The record having been perfected, the appeal is reinstated and the case considered on its merits.

The proof on the part of the State was to the effect that on the 29th of March, 1936, appellant and Sonny Cardwell entered the place.of business of J. P. Morrison and robbed him. Included in the property taken from the possession of Mr. Morrison was a pistol. According to the testimony of the State, this pistol was found in appellant’s room at the time of his arrest. * Appellant did not take the stand, but introduced witnesses whose testimony raised the issue of alibi.

Bill of exception No. 2 relates to appellant’s objection to the introduction in evidence of the pistol that had been taken from the possession of the injured party. The opinion is expressed that the objection was properly overruled.

A careful examination of the charge, in the light of appellant’s exceptions thereto, leads us to the conclusion that reversible error is not presented.

The sentence is reformed in order that it may be shown that appellant is condemned to confinement in the penitentiary for not less than five nor more than ten years. As reformed, the judgment is affirmed.

PER CURIAM.

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.