Legal Opinion

Reese v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 10, 1928No. 12056Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is manufacturing intoxicating liquor; the punishment confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

The term of court at which appellant was tried terminated by adjournment on April 7th, 1928. Appellant attempted to enter into an appeal bond on March 23rd, 1928, and appears to have been enlarged on such bond although the record fails to disclose that he signed it as principal. The term of court not having adjourned it was necessary under Article 816 C. C. P. for appellant to enter into a recognizance before he was entitled to be enlarged. In the absence of such…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Butler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927

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