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MORROW, Presiding Judge. The conviction is for unlawfully carrying a pistol; penalty assessed at a fine of $250. The transcript is void of a notice of appeal. Such notice, given in open court and entered of record, is essential to the jurisdiction of this court. See article 827, Vernon's Ann.C. C. P., vol. 3; Pullen v. State, 125 Tex.Cr.R. 292, 68 S.W.(2d) 181; Shelbourne v. State, 131 Tex.Cr.R. 298, 98 S.W.(2d) 192; Fullbright v. State (Tex.Cr.App.) 101 S.W.(2d) 571. The appeal is dismissed.