Case Name: James Thomas v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1921-06-22
Citations: 89 Tex. Crim. 609
Docket Number: No. 6147
Parties: James Thomas v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 89
Pages: 609–611

Head Matter:
James Thomas v. The State.
No. 6147.
Decided June 22, 1921.
1. —Intoxicating Liquors—Final Sentence—Practice on Appeal.
Where the record on appeal failed to show final sentence in the court below, and no notice of appeal, the appeal must be dismissed. However, the record having been amended in this respect, the case is disposed of upon its merits.
2. —Same—Indictment—Duplicitous Pleading.
Where defendant’s contention with reference to the duplicitous pleading •and the antagonism of the State law to the Federal statutes, on the question of intoxicating liquors, had been decided adversely to appellant’s contention, the same need not be again reviewed. Following Ex Parte Gilmore, recently-decided.
■3.—Same—Sufficiency of the Evidence.
Where, upon trial of having in his possession intoxicating liquors contrary to law, the evidence sustained the conviction, there was no reversible error.
4.—Same—Charge of Court—Words and Phrases.
Where, upon trial of having in his possession intoxicating liquors contrary to law, the court charged the jury that the word “Possess” means the exercise of, actual control, care, and management of the property, there was no error in this definition, as defendant could be guilty of possession of intoxicating liquors under the definition given by the court’s charge, even though he did not actually own the property.
Appeal from the District Court of Kaufman. Tried below before the Honorable Joel R. Bond.
Appeal from a conviction of having unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors; penalty, one year imprisonment in the penitentiary.
The opinion states the case.
Wynne & Wynne, for appellant.
C. M. Cureton, Attorney General, and C. L. Stone, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.

Opinion:
HAWKINS, Judge.
The Assistant Attorney General calls attention to the fact that the record in this case fails to show any final judgment, in that there is an absence, of a showing that sentence was ever pronounced upon the defendant, or notice of appeal given by him to the Court of Criminal Appeals. An examination of the record discloses such to be the case. Vernon's C. C. P., Art. 856, and cases therein cited. This is a prerequisite to this court entertaining an appeal.
The appeal is ordered dismissed.
Dismissed.