Case Name: Jewel Earp v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1939-04-05
Citations: 136 Tex. Crim. 501
Docket Number: No. 20347
Parties: Jewel Earp v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 136
Pages: 501–502

Head Matter:
Jewel Earp v. The State.
No. 20347.
Delivered April 5, 1939.
The opinion states the case.
Florence & Florence, of Gilmer, for appellant.
Lloyd W. Davidson, State’s Attorney, of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
Christian, Judge.
The offense is possessing intoxicating liquor in a dry area for the purpose of sale; the punishment, a fine of $250.00 and confinement in jail for sixty days.
No judgment appears in the transcript. In the absence of a judgment this court is without jurisdiction.
It appears from the record that appellant entered into a recognizance. The recognizance is not embraced in the transcript. Under the circumstances, this court is without jurisdiction.
The 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.