Case ID: sw_292/html/0545-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "LATTIMORE, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

JOGE RAJ v. STATE.
    (No. 10787.)
    (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
    March 23, 1927.)
    Criminal law <@=3-1086(13) — Where record did not show that there had been any trial or judgment in court appealed from, appeal must bedismissed.
    Where caption of transcript referred to term of county court of Bexar county for criminal cases, but did not show that there had been any papers filed in such court or any trial there or any judgment rendered, Court of Criminal Appeals was without jurisdiction, and appeal must be dismissed.
    Appeal from County Court for Criminal Oases, Bexar County; George G. Clifton, Judge.
    Joge Raj was convicted of vagrancy, and he appeals.
    Appeal dismissed.
    Harris & Hogan, of San Antonio, for appellant.
    Sam D. Stinson, State’s Atty., of Austin, and Robt. M. Lyles, Asst. State’s Atty., of Groesbeck, for the State.
   LATTIMORE, J.

Conviction for vagrancy ; punishment, fine of $200.

The - state’s attorney calls our attention to the fact that the record in this case contains neither statement of facts nor bills of exception nor judgment, and moves to dismiss the appeal. In addition to the matters just enumerated, we observe that the transcript contains no proper caption. It refers to a term of the county court of Bexar county for criminal cases, begun and holden in the county of Bexar on —-day of July, 1923. When the term ended is not shown. The complaint appearing in the transcript was filed on the 7th of July, 1923, apparently in the coui-t of Ben S. Fisk, justice of the peace. The judgment adjudging appellant guilty appears to have rendered by the same official. If there was ever any proceedings had in this cause in the county court of Bexar county for criminal cases, there is nothing in the transcript to indicate. it. There - seems to have been no papers filed in said county court,- or any trial there, or any judgment rendered, nor anything else which would give this court any jurisdiction to hear this apr peal.

This court appears to be without jurisdiction, and the appeal is dismissed.