Case Name: Willie Cotton v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1930-03-12
Citations: 114 Tex. Crim. 408
Docket Number: No. 13117
Parties: Willie Cotton v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 114
Pages: 408–408

Head Matter:
Willie Cotton v. The State.
No. 13117.
Delivered March 12, 1930.
Reported in 25 S. W. (2d) 857.
The opinion states the case.
C. W. Falvey and W. S. Poston, both of Lufkin, for appellant.
A. A. Dawson of Canton, State’s Attorney, for the State.

Opinion:
MORROW, Presiding Judge.
Driving an automobile upon the public highway while under the influence of intoxicating liquor is the offense; punishment fixed at a fine of fifty dollars.
State's counsel makes a motion to dismiss the appeal upon the ground, first, that the recognizance does not describe the offense, and second, that the record reveals no sentence. The first ground is overruled. This is a felony case, and the recognizance is deemed sufficient. See Art. 817, C. C. P., 1925. In a felony case, unless the death penalty is assessed, the sentence is essential as a predicate for an appeal. See Art. 709, C. C. P., Vernon's Ann. Tex. C. C P., 1925, Vol. 3, p. 150; Ridge v. State, 96 Tex. Cr. R. 496; Carlile v. State, 97 Tex. Cr. R. 477.
The appeal is dismissed.
Dismissed.