Case Name: R. H. Miller v. State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1954-01-20
Citations: 159 Tex. Crim. 317
Docket Number: No. 26,749
Parties: R. H. Miller v. State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 159
Pages: 317–317

Head Matter:
R. H. Miller v. State.
No. 26,749.
January 20, 1954.
Murray J. Howze, Monahans, for appellant.
Wesley Dice, State’s Attorney, Austin, for the state.

Opinion:
DAVIDSON, Judge.
This purports to be an appeal for violating the so-called "hot check" law (Art. 567b, V. A. P. C.), with punishment assessed at two years' confinement in the penitentiary.
No sentence accompanies the record.
A sentence is necessary in ordinary felony cases for the jurisdiction of this court over an appeal. Art. 769, C. C. P.; Standley v. State, 246 S. W. 2d 641.
The appeal is dismissed.
Opinion approved by the court.