Hayes v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal by James J. Hayes, principal, and E. D. Meredith and William M. Densford, sureties, from a Judgment Nisi entered against them. The principal, James J. Hayes, was charged with the offense of theft of cattle. He was released after E. D. Meredith and William M. Densford executed an appearance bond on his behalf in the amount of $2,000.00 on April 25th, 1969. The defendant-principal was tried before a jury and found guilty on December 16, 1969, and his punishment was assessed at five years in the penitentiary. The record reveals that on that same day,…