Scoggins v. State

Appellant was condemned to two years in the penitentiary upon conviction for theft of cattle from G. W. Cock-bum.

The state has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal, because: (1) The recognizance does not .state the punishment; (2) because it' does not state the court under whose jurisdiction appellant shall remain pending the appeal. Ex parte Cochrain (Tex. Cr. App.) 243 S. W. 465, settles first question adversely to the state’s contention. In that opinion we undertook to show the distinction between the requirements of articles 903 and 919, C. C. P., as to appeal, recognizance, or bond in…