Westbrook v. State

The State has moved to dismiss this appeal for the want of a sufficient recognizance. The only recognizance appearing in the record is as follows: "This day came into open court Will Westbrook, defendant in the above entitled and numbered cause, who together with S.R. Harper, J.R. White and Toney White, Sureties, acknowledge themselves jointly and severally indebted to the State of Texas in the sum of Fifteen Hundred ($1500) conditioned that the said Will Westbrook who stands charged with the offense of a felony, to-wit — Unlawfully selling intoxicating liquors in this court, shall appear…