Legal Opinion

Bonds v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 14, 1955No. Nos. 27,865 and 27,866PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

These are bond forfeiture proceedings which were consolidated on appeal.

We shall discuss some of appellants’ contentions in the order advanced.

1. That the Special Criminal District Court of Dallas County, the court in which these proceedings were had, did not have jurisdiction, power or authority to enter the judgment nisi or enter the order making the same final because the act (Acts 1954, 53rd Legislature, 1st Called Session, appearing as Article 199-14, V.A.C.S., and Article 52-24b, V.A.C.S., prior to the 1955 amendment) creating the court did not provide for…

2Cited by11 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Picaroni v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
  3. Landrum v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
  4. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. George v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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