State v. Dyches
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Williamson. The case was tried before Hon. Edward H. Yontress, one of'the district judges. The appellees were the sureties of one James C. Eaves, on his bail bond for the sum of $1,800. Eaves failing to appear, judgment final was obtained against his sureties for the amount of the bail bond and for costs. Governor Houston, however, remitted the judgment, except as to the costs.
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Appeal from Williamson. The case was tried before Hon. Edward H. Yontress, one of'the district judges. The appellees were the sureties of one James C. Eaves, on his bail bond for the sum of $1,800. Eaves failing to appear, judgment final was obtained against his sureties for the amount of the bail bond and for costs. Governor Houston, however, remitted the judgment, except as to the costs. Ho commissions for the attorneys representing the State and county were included in the execution issued for the costs, and the present proceeding was a motion on behalf of those officials to re-tax the…
1Opinion of the CourtDonley, J.
—By the 11th section of the Vth article of the constitution of this State, it is provided, that “in all criminal cases, except in those of treason and impeachment, the governor shall have power after conviction to grant *540reprieves and pardons; and, under such rules as the legislature may prescribe, he shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures.”
The legislature have provided, that “ after conviction the governor of the State shall have power, without restriction, to remit fines and forfeitures of a pecuniary character; but he shall report to the legislature all cases in which he has…
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