Finley v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Cooke. Tried below before the Honorable C. R. Pearman. Appeal from a forfeited bail bond in the sum of $500.
1Opinion of the Court
HAWKINS, Judge.
L. J. Hancock was under indictment in Cooke County for the fraudulent disposition of mortgaged property, and entered into bond with the appellants herein, A. Q. Finley and A. H. Hancock as sureties. When the case was called for trial the defendant failed to appear; bond was forfeited and judgment nisi rendered; scire facias writ was served on the sureties, and bears the following return by the sheriff: “Came to hand the 15th day of June, 1920, at 5 o’clock P. M.; executed 18th October, 1920, by delivering to A. Q. Finley and A. H. Hancock in person a true copy of this writ.”
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2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Couch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1909
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