Case Name: Luther Beasley v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1942-04-29
Citations: 144 Tex. Crim. 365
Docket Number: No. 22085
Parties: Luther Beasley v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 144
Pages: 365–366

Head Matter:
JUNE 24, 1942
Luther Beasley v. The State.
No. 22085.
Delivered April 29, 1942.
On Motion to Reinstate Appeal May 27, 1942.
Motion for Rehearing Overruled (Without Written Opinion) June 24, 1942.
The opinion states the case.
Alex P. Pope, of Tyler, for appellant.
Spurgeon E. Bell, State’s Attorney, of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
HAWKINS, Presiding Judge.
Conviction is for selling whisky in dry area, punishment being a fine of $150.00.
The only notice of appeal shown "in the record is a docket entry. The notice does not appear to have been carried into the court's minutes. This is required by Art. 827, C. C. P. See authorities cited under said article in Note 4, Vernon's Tex. C. C. P., Vol. 3. A docket entry is not sufficient.
The appeal is dismissed.