Case Name: Rufus Vaughn v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1944-05-03
Citations: 147 Tex. Crim. 240
Docket Number: No. 22843
Parties: Rufus Vaughn v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 147
Pages: 240–241

Head Matter:
Rufus Vaughn v. The State.
No. 22843.
Delivered May 3, 1944.
The opinion states the case.
W. N. Harkness, of Texarkana, for appellant.
Ernest S. Goens, State’s Attorney, of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
DAVIDSON, Judge.
The appellant was convicted of the offense of driving a motor vehicle upon a public road while intoxicated and his punishment assessed at one year in the state penitentiary.
The record fails to show that notice of appeal was given as required by law. A- notice of appeal is necessary to give this court jurisdiction. Art. 827, Vernon's Ann. C. C. P., and authorities collated thereunder.
The appeal is dismissed.
The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals approved by the Court.