Mayfield v. State

Citations

• 40 Tex. 289

Syllabus

<p>1. The defendant in a criminal case cannot appeal until a judgment of conviction is entered (except in a matter of habeas corpus).</p> <p>2. The judgment of conviction should contain, first, the facts judicially ascertained, together with the manner of ascertaining them; second, the recorded declaration of the court pronouncing the legal consequences of the facts thus judicially ascertained.</p> <p>3. See this case for specific rules for the form of a judgment of conviction.</p>