Case Name: H. S. Thomas v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1941-03-19
Citations: 141 Tex. Crim. 404
Docket Number: No. 21508
Parties: H. S. Thomas v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 141
Pages: 404–405

Head Matter:
H. S. Thomas v. The State.
No. 21508.
Delivered March 19, 1941.
No attorney of record on appeal for appellant.
Lloyd W. Davidson, State’s Attorney, of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
CHRISTIAN, Judge.
The offense is theft of cattle. The indictment embraced averments showing that appellant had theretofore been twice convicted of felonies less than capital. Because of repetition of offenses, the punishment was assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for life.
The caption fails to show the date of the adjournment of the trial court. Under the decisions, this defect requires a dismissal of the appeal. Burleson v. State, 102 S. W. (2d) 1063.
The appeal is dismissed.
The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the Court.