State v. Richards

The appellee appealed to the circuit court from the judgment of a justice of the peace, assessing against him a fine for obstructing a highway. The recognizance given by the appellee for his appearance in the circuit court was drawn in the ordinary form of an appeal bond in civil cases, and was left blank as to the amount of the penalty, and on this account the prosecutor moved to dismiss the appeal. The appellee interposed a motion for leave to file another bond, which leave the court granted, and, the new bond having been filed, the court overruled the motion to dismiss. There was no error…