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Belton, et al. v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Dec 1, 1937
110 S.W.2d 913 (Tex. Crim. App. 1937)

Opinion

No. 19229.

Delivered December 1, 1937.

Appearance Bond — Appeal Dismissed.

Appeal from final judgment upon forfeiture of an appearance bond was required to be dismissed, where there was no brief on file in reviewing court, or waiver by the State of such filing of record.

Appeal from District Court of Parker County. Hon. J. E. Carter, Judge.

Appeal from final judgment upon forfeiture of an appearance bond.

Appeal dismissed.

The opinion states the case.

John L. Poulter, of Fort Worth, for appellants.

Lloyd W. Davidson, State's Attorney, of Austin, for the State.


This is an appeal from a final judgment upon forfeiture of an appearance bond.

No brief has been filed in this court and we fail to find a waiver by the State of such filing. It is the uniform holding of this court that in cases such as this a brief must be filed in this court, or a waiver of such filing must appear of record. Johns et al. v. State, 29 S.W.2d 757.

The appeal is dismissed.

Appeal dismissed.

The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the Court.


Summaries of

Belton, et al. v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Dec 1, 1937
110 S.W.2d 913 (Tex. Crim. App. 1937)
Case details for

Belton, et al. v. State

Case Details

Full title:JENNIE BELTON, H. G. TANKERSLEY, J. J. WILLIAMS, AND E. NICHOLSON v. THE…

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Dec 1, 1937

Citations

110 S.W.2d 913 (Tex. Crim. App. 1937)
110 S.W.2d 913

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