Russell v. State

Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date filed: 1956-02-15
Citations: 288 S.W.2d 502, 1956 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2045
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Lead Opinion

The conviction is for burglary; the punishment, five years in the penitentiary.

The judgment which appears in the record shows a conviction of one James Otis Powell. In the absence of a judgment against the appellant, James Otis Russell, this Court is without jurisdiction to entertain the appeal. 4 Tex.Jur. 32, Sec. 16, Floyd v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 243 S.W.2d 171.

The appeal is dismissed.

Opinion approved by the Court.

On State's Motion to Reinstate Appeal