Legal Opinion
State v. Sellers
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 26, 1989No. C14-88-399-CR, A14-88-400-CR and B14-88-401-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SEARS, Justice.
This is an appeal by the State of Texas from a take-nothing judgment in a bond forfeiture case.
On January 14, 1985, the defendant-principal, Wesley 0. Sellers, and surety, James Upshaw, executed appearance bonds in cause numbers 364737, 411560 and 144485 in favor of the State of Texas in the amounts of $50,000.00, $40,000.00 and $50,-000.00 respectively. Each appearance bond was filed with the district court clerk on January 16, 1985. On July 7, 1986, Mr. Sellers failed to appear in court as required and on July 9, 1986, the trial court granted judgments nisi forfeiting…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Vance v. RouttCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Hokr v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Hernden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. SellersCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
- State v. LewisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1992
- State v. Gutierrez, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2003
- Financial Casualty Company v. Mark Hunt, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2015
- Octavio Castaneda, Individually D/B/A O. Castaneda Bail Bonds v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2008
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