Case Name: SPARKS v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1916-02-02
Citations: 183 S.W. 144
Docket Number: No. 3934
Parties: SPARKS v. STATE.
Judges: DAVIDSON, J., not present at consultation.
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 183
Pages: 144–144

Head Matter:
SPARKS v. STATE.
(No. 3934.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Feb. 2, 1916.
On Motion for Rehearing, Feb. 16, 1916.)
1. Criminal Eaw <®=3iQ87 — Appeal—Record — Showing Recognizance oe Confinement.
To confer jurisdiction on the Court of Criminal Appeals, the record on appeal from a conviction must disclose that a recognizance was given, or that defendant is in jail and has been continuously confined therein.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 2770-2781, 2794; Dec. Dig. <©=1087.]
On Motion for Rehearing.
2. Weapons <@=317 — Carrying Pistol — Place.
The evidence, not showing defendant was off the premises on which he lives, does not authorize a conviction of unlawfully carrying a pistol.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Weapons, Cent. Dig. §§ 20, 22-33; Dec. Dig. <©=»17.]
Appeal from Wichita County Court; Harvey Harris, Judge.
Johnie Sparks was convicted, and appeals.
Reversed and remanded.
Ralph P. Mathis, of Wichita Falls, for appellant. C. C. McDonald, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

Opinion:
HARPER, J.
Appellant was convicted of unlawfully carrying a pistol, and his punishment assessed at 30 days' confinement in the county jail.
The Assistant Attorney General moves to dismiss the appeal, there being no recognizance in the record, and it not affirmatively appearing by the record that appellant is in jail. The record must disclose that a recognizance has been given, or that the appellant is in jail and has been continuously confined therein, to confer jurisdiction on this court. McHenry v. State, 42 Tex. Cr. R. 469, 60 S. W. 880; Harris v. State, 2 Tex. App. 134; Brinson v. State, 160 S. W. 776, and cases collated under article 918 of Vernon's Ann. Code Cr. Proc.
The appeal is dismissed.
DAVIDSON, J., not present at consultation.