Case Name: Lathern DORSETT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1956-03-07
Citations: 287 S.W.2d 655
Docket Number: No. 28147
Parties: Lathern DORSETT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 287
Pages: 655–655

Head Matter:
Lathern DORSETT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
No. 28147.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
March 7, 1956.
No appearance for appellant.
Leon B. Douglas, State’s Atty., Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
DAVIDSON, Judge.
Upon his plea of guilty to the felony offense of drunken driving, appellant's punishment was assessed at five years' confinement in the penitentiary.
Notwithstanding the fact that the trial court suspended the execution of sentence and placed appellant upon probation, notice of appeal to this court was given by the appellant.
The right of a probationer to appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeals for a review of the trial and conviction is expressly authorized by art. 781b, Vernon's Ann.C.C. P. § 5.
The record before us is without bills of exception or a statement of facts.
The indictment charges the offense for which appellant was convicted. ' 1 •
No reversible error appearing, the judgment of conviction is affirmed.