Case Name: Mrs. Dora Bertrand v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1940-02-14
Citations: 138 Tex. Crim. 393
Docket Number: No. 20839
Parties: Mrs. Dora Bertrand v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 138
Pages: 393–394

Head Matter:
Mrs. Dora Bertrand v. The State.
No. 20839.
Delivered February 14, 1940.
The opinion states the case.
Xavier Christ and Willie T. Briggs, both of Port Arthur, for appellant.
Lloyd W. Davidson, State’s Attorney, of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
BEAUCHAMP, Judge.
Appellant was convicted for driving an automobile upon a public highway while intoxicated; penalty assessed at confinement in the county jail for 90 days and a fine of $400.00.
To confer jurisdiction upon the appellate court, it is essen tial that the transcript show that notice of appeal was given in open court and entered of record. Art. 827, C. C. P. The transcript in the present instance shows a "docket entry" but fails to show that this was ever carried into the minutes of the court. Casey v. State, 32 S. W. (2d) 461, and cases there cited.
The appeal is dismissed.