SCALES v. STATE

No. 27140.

272 S.W.2d 118 (1954)

Arthur Don SCALES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 3, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No attorney on appeal for appellant.

Henry Wade, Criminal Dist. Atty., Charles S. Potts, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Wesley Dice, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


GRAVES, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was charged with robbery and by a jury assessed a term of 25 years in the state penitentiary.

The notice of appeal was given in this case on March 12, 1954, which was the day on which the defendant was sentenced. The statement of facts was filed on June 11, 1954, which was ninety-one days after the giving of the notice of appeal. Thus the statement of facts was filed too late for consideration.

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