Case Name: MOORE v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1929-02-20
Citations: 15 S.W.2d 617
Docket Number: No. 12337
Parties: MOORE v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 15
Pages: 617–618

Head Matter:
MOORE v. STATE.
(No. 12337.)
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Feb. 20, 1929.
On the Merits March 20, 1929.
Scott, Casey & Hall, of Marshall, for appellant.
A. A. Dawson, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
CHRISTIAN, J.
The offense is possession' of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale; the punishment confinement' in the penitentiary for one year.
It is stated in the recognizance that appellant "stands charged with the offense of unlawfully possessing intoxicating liquor," and that he "has .been convicted of the offense of unlawfully possessing intoxicating liquor." There is no such offense known to our statute. Unless appellant possessed the intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale, his possession thereof did not offend against the laws of Texas. Hence the recognizance is fatally defective, in failing to show that appellant has been convicted of an offense. When the accused is enlarged, this court is without jurisdiction, in the absence of a proper recognizance or appeal bond. Rhea v. State, 101 Tex. Cr. R. 298, 275 S. W. 1021; McFadden v. State, 108 Tex. Cr. R. 166, 300 S. W. 54; Ross v. State (Tex. Cr. App.) 7 S.W.(2d) 578.
The appeal is dismissed. Appellant is granted 15 days in which to perfect his appeal.
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: