Case Name: DARNELL v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1935-03-20
Citations: 80 S.W.2d 968
Docket Number: No. 17580
Parties: DARNELL v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 80
Pages: 968–968

Head Matter:
DARNELL v. STATE.
No. 17580.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
March 20, 1935.
Sam Aldridge, of Farwell, for appellant.
Lloyd W. Davidson, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
HAWKINS, Judge.
Conviction is for burglary, punishment being two years in the penitentiary.
It is made known to the court by the affidavit of the sheriff who had custody of appellant' pending his appeal that.appellant escaped from jail. Under the provisions of article 824,'C. O. P., amended by Acts 1933, c. 34 (Vernon's Ann. C. C. P. art. 824), such escape ousted this court of jurisdiction.
The appeal is dismissed.