Case Name: Ward Houston v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1938-06-01
Citations: 135 Tex. Crim. 23
Docket Number: No. 19807
Parties: Ward Houston v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 135
Pages: 23–24

Head Matter:
Ward Houston v. The State.
No. 19807.
Delivered June 1, 1938.
The opinion states the case.
Lloyd W. Davidson, State’s Attorney, of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
Krueger, Judge.
Conviction is for assault with intent to murder; the punishment, confinement in the State Penitentiary for two years.
The record fails to show that notice of appeal was given and entered upon the minutes of the trial court. In the absence of such a showing, this Court is without jurisdiction to hear and determine matters sought to be presented for review. See Long v. State, 3 Texas Crim. App. 321; Lenox v. State, 55 Texas Crim. Rep. 259; Roberts v. State, 99 Texas Crim. Rep. 492; Article 827, C. C. P.
The attempted 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.