Case Name: THOMAS v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1921-03-09
Citations: 230 S.W. 160
Docket Number: No. 6149
Parties: THOMAS v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 230
Pages: 160–160

Head Matter:
THOMAS v. STATE.
(No. 6149.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
March 9, 1921.
Rehearing Granted April 6, 1921.)
1. Criminal law <&wkey;1086(13) — Sentence essential to jurisdiction on appeal.
Under Code Cr. Proc. 1911, art. 856,- the sentence as shown by the • record is the final judgment in a criminal case, and is essential to give jurisdiction to the Court of Criminal Appeals.
On Motion for Rehearing.
2. Criminal law <&wkey;507( I) — Purchaser of whis-ky and one participating in purchase held “accomplices.”
On a trial for the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor, the purchaser of the liquor and one who furnished the money, participated in hiring an automobile to go for the liquor, and went with the purchaser to a point near defendant’s residence, and jointly with the purchaser took charge of and used the whisky, were “accomplices” as a matter of law.
[Ed. Note. — For other definitions, see Words and Phrases, First and Second Series, Accomplice.]
Appeal from District Court, Kaufman County; Joel R. Bond, Judge.
James Thomas was convicted of the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor, and he appeals.
Reversed and remanded on rehearing.
Wynne & Wynne, of Kaufman, for appellant.
O. M. Cureton, Atty. Gen., and C. L. Stone, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

Opinion:
MORROW, P. J.
Appellant is convicted for the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquors. Punishment is fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for one year.
There is no sentence in the record. The sentence is the final judgment, and is essential to give jurisdiction to this court. See article 856, Code of Criminal Procedure. The appeal is therefore dismissed.
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