Case Name: V. W. HANNSZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1961-01-11
Citations: 341 S.W.2d 938
Docket Number: No. 32716
Parties: V. W. HANNSZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.
Judges: McDONALD, J., not participating.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 341
Pages: 938–938

Head Matter:
V. W. HANNSZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.
No. 32716.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Jan. 11, 1961.
• Lovell & Lyle, by James R. Lovell, Dumas, for. appellant. ■ , ■
Leon B. Douglas, State’s Atty., Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
DICE, Commissioner.
The conviction is for driving while intoxicated; the punishment, 3 days in jail and a fine of $75.
The record shows that appellant and his sureties entered into the recognizance on appeal prior to the date notice of appeal was given.
A recognizance on appeal entered into before notice of appeal is given is insufficient to confer jurisdiction on this Court. Clepper v. State, 164 Tex.Cr.R. 89, 297 S.W.2d 172 and Thomas v. State, 165 Tex. Cr.R. 272, 306 S.W.2d 714.
The appeal is dismissed.
Opinion approved by the Court.
McDONALD, J., not participating.