McHenry v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Dallas. Tried below before Hon. Kenneth Poree, County Judge. Appeal from a conviction of being a vagrant; penalty, a fine of $5. No statement necessary. The opinion on rehearing states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was convicted in the County Court of Dallas County on the 14th day of August, 1900, but failed to enter into a recognizance after giving notice of appeal. On the 3d day of December, 1900, the sheriff filed the following certificate: “I, J. Roll Johnson, sheriff of Dallas County, do hereby certify that Jack McHenry, the defendant in cause No. 33,451 in the County Court of Dallas County, Texas, is now confined in the county jail of Dallas County, Texas.” The jurisdiction of this court attaches to misdemeanor appeals in only two ways—by recognizance properly…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bruce v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1899
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