# Alexander v. State

> Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · October 27, 1954 · 272 S.W.2d 99

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/5018286

## Case

- **Full name:** John M. ALEXANDER v. The STATE of Texas
- **Court:** Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
- **Decided:** October 27, 1954
- **Citations:** 272 S.W.2d 99; 1954 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2625
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court by Belcher
- **Judges:** Belcher
- **Cited by:** 1 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

BELCHER, Commissioner.
Appellant was convicted for the offense of unlawfully selling ' intoxicating' liquor in a wet area, without' having obtained a license from the Texas Liquor Control *100 Board to sell such liquor, and his punishment was assessed at a fine of $100.
There appears in this record neither a recognizance nor an appeal bond. In the absence of a sufficient appeal bond or recognizance or a showing that appellant is in jail, this court is without jurisdiction of a misdemeanor appeal. White v. State, 87 Tex.Cr.R. 315 , 221 S.W. 283 ; Skinner v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 252 S.W.2d 167 ; Braun v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 257 S.W.2d 708 .
The appeal is dismissed.
Opinion approved by the Court.

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