Case Name: Charles Antwine v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1929-02-20
Citations: 112 Tex. Crim. 135
Docket Number: No. 12366
Parties: Charles Antwine v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 112
Pages: 135–136

Head Matter:
Charles Antwine v. The State.
No. 12366.
Delivered February 20, 1929.
The opinion states the case.
No brief filed for appellant.
A. A. Dawson of Canton, State’s Attorney, for the State.

Opinion:
MARTIN, Judge.
— Offense, assault to murder; penalty, two . years in the penitentiary.
Motion is made by the State's Attorney to dismiss this appeal. This is accompanied by an affidavit from the Jailer and Sheriff of Eastland County, Texas, showing that appellant, since his con viction and pending this appeal, has escaped from custody and is at large. Under these circumstances this Court is without jurisdiction. Art. 824, C. C. P.; Lawler v. State, 5 S. W. (2d) 774.
The motion is granted and the appeal is ordered dismissed.
Dismissed.
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.