Case Name: Hugh David BUTLER v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1930-01-29
Citations: 23 S.W.2d 1114
Docket Number: No. 13356
Parties: Hugh David BUTLER v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 23
Pages: 1114–1115

Head Matter:
Hugh David BUTLER v. STATE.
(No. 13356.)
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Jan. 29, 1930.
Collins & Martin, of Hillsboro, for appellant.
A. A. Dawson, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
HAWKINS, J.
Conviction is for manslaughter ; punishment being two years in the penitentiary.
By proper personal affidavit appellant makes it known to tbe court that be no longer desires to prosecute bis appeal. He requests tbe court to dismiss bis appeal, waives time for issuing mandate, and requests' that it issue immediately, to tbe end that bis term of punishment begin to run.
In compliance with such request, the appeal is dismissed, and tbe clerk is directed to issue mandate at once.