Legal Opinion

Taylor v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 17, 1948No. 24154PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KRUEGER, Judge.

This is an appeal from final judgment of a forfeiture of an appeal bond.

There are no briefs filed in this court by appellants, and it does not appear from the record that any were filed in the court below. Under the record as it appears in this case, this court is required to dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. It is the uniform holding of this court that in cases of this nature, briefs must be filed in the trial court and in this court, as in civil cases. See Art. 2283, R. C. S.; Art. 866, C. C. P.; Rules 414, 415, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; Hooper v. State, 127…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Orr v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
  2. Franklin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1937
  3. Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1934

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Gaither v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
  2. Dunn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954
  3. Adams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
  4. Adams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959

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