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Maultsby v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jun 23, 1937
106 S.W.2d 1058 (Tex. Crim. App. 1937)

Opinion

No. 19000.

Delivered June 23, 1937.

Appeal Dismissed — Recognizance.

Recognizance held defective in failing to recite that appellant was convicted of a misdemeanor, and hence appeal from a conviction for a misdemeanor will be dismissed.

Appeal from the County Court of San Saba County. Tried below before the Hon. R. E. Gray, Judge.

Appeal from conviction for misdemeanor; penalty, fine of $150.

Appeal dismissed.

The opinion states the case.

J. H. Baker, of San Saba, for appellant.

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


The conviction is for a misdemeanor; the punishment, a fine of $150.

The recognizance is defective in failing to recite that appellant was convicted of a misdemeanor. See Art. 831, C. C. P., and Black v State, 59 S.W.2d 1086.

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

Maultsby v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jun 23, 1937
106 S.W.2d 1058 (Tex. Crim. App. 1937)
Case details for

Maultsby v. State

Case Details

Full title:SAM MAULTSBY v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Jun 23, 1937

Citations

106 S.W.2d 1058 (Tex. Crim. App. 1937)
106 S.W.2d 1058