Case Name: James H. Compton v. State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1959-11-18
Citations: 169 Tex. Crim. 46
Docket Number: No. 31,051
Parties: James H. Compton v. State
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 169
Pages: 46–48

Head Matter:
James H. Compton v. State
No. 31,051.
November 18, 1959
On Motion to Reinstate Appeal January 6, 1960
Motion for Rehearing Overruled February 10, 1960
Francis C. Richter, Hondo, for appellant.
Leon Douglas, State’s Attorney, Austin, for the state.

Opinion:
WOODLEY, Judge.
The offense is rape; the punishment, five years.
On May 9, 1959, appellant's motion for new trial was overruled, sentence was pronounced, and notice of appeal was given.
The record contains a recognizance filed March 31, 1959. It is not in the terms required by Art. 817 C.C.P., does not show to have been entered of record, and was filed while motion for new trial was pending and before notice of appeal was given.
It appearing that appellant is at large upon an insufficient recognizance on appeal, this court is without jurisdiction to enter any order other than to dismiss the appeal. Edwards v. State, 134 Tex. Cr. R. 512, 116 S.W. 2d 711; Schroeder v. State, 142 Tex. Cr. R. 443, 154 S.W. 2d 480; Salter v. State, 159 Tex. Cr. R. 482, 264 S.W. 2d 719.
The appeal is dismissed.