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White v. the State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
May 1, 1912
147 S.W. 260 (Tex. Crim. App. 1912)

Opinion

No. 1749.

Decided May 1, 1912.

Aggravated Assault — Recognizance.

Where the recognizance was not entered into until ten days after the adjournment of court, the appeal must be dismissed.

Appeal from the County Court of Dallas County at Law. Tried below before the Hon. W.F. Whitehurst.

Appeal from a conviction of aggravated assault; penalty, one year confinement in the county jail.

The opinion states the case.

Fannin Underwood, for appellant.

C.E. Lane, Assistant Attorney-General, for the State.


Motion of the Assistant Attorney-General to dismiss the appeal must be sustained. The recognizance was not entered into until ten days after the adjournment of court. This was too late. This obligation must be entered into in term time and in open court.

The appeal is dismissed.

Dismissed.


Summaries of

White v. the State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
May 1, 1912
147 S.W. 260 (Tex. Crim. App. 1912)
Case details for

White v. the State

Case Details

Full title:LEON CARL WHITE v. STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: May 1, 1912

Citations

147 S.W. 260 (Tex. Crim. App. 1912)
66 Tex. Crim. 378

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