Case Name: OWENS v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1917-04-18
Citations: 194 S.W. 401
Docket Number: No. 4431
Parties: OWENS v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 194
Pages: 401–401

Head Matter:
OWENS v. STATE.
(No. 4431.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
April 18, 1917.)
Criminal Law <⅜=>1076(1) — .Appeal—Recognizance.
An appeal from a conviction of unlawfully carrying a' pistol is not perfected by the giving of an appeal bond instead of entering in a recognizance, and must be dismissed; the appellate court acquiring no jurisdiction.
[Ed. Note. — Eor other cases, see CriminaL Law, Cent. Dig. § 2716.]
Appeal from Erath County Court; W. E.. Bower, Judge.
Bob Owens was convicted of unlawfully carrying a pistol, and he appeals.
Appeal, dismissed.
E. B. Hendricks, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the-State.

Opinion:
PRENDERGAST, J.
Appellant was eon--victed of unlawfully carrying a pistol, and-assessed the lowest punishment.
In attempting to appeal he gave an appeal, bond instead of entering into a recognizance. Upon the motion of the Assistant Attorney General the appeal is dismissed because this, court has not acquired jurisdiction. Whit-comb v. State, 190 S. W. 484.
The appeal is dismissed.
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