Hester v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeals from the District Court of De Witt. Tried below before the Hon. H. C. Pleasants.' The appeals in these cases were prosecuted from the forfeiture of appearance bonds in two cases of John Hester and one case of Willis Arrington, each bailed upon the charge of the theft of cattle. The amount of the bond and judgment in each case was two hundred and fifty dollars.
1Opinion of the Court
White, Presiding Judge.
These three cases are all appeals from judgments final upon forfeited appearance or bail bonds. Theft was the offense the accused was obligated by said bonds to appear and answer, at the next term of the District Court. Each bond is in substantial compliance with the statutory requisites. (Code Crim. Proc., Art. 288.) Indictments were found by the grand jury at the next succeeding term of court, but in preparing the bills of indictment the prosecuting officer followed the “common sense” form for theft, which has been expressly *419declared by this court to be insufficient…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. CoxTexas Supreme Court · 1860
- State v. AkeTexas Supreme Court · 1874
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