Hughes v. State

Appellant was indicted for assault with intent to murder. Upon a trial he was convicted of aggravated assault.

The Assistant Attorney-General has filed a motion to dismiss this appeal, because of the insufficiency of the recognizance in that it fails to show the punishment assessed, and fails to show the court in which the defendant was tried and before which he obligates himself to appear.

In the case of Thompson v. State, 35 Tex.Crim. Rep., Judge Henderson, rendering the opinion, says: "The appellant's recognizance, omitting the prior portions, recites, `and who has been convicted of said…