Reid v. State

DICE, Judge.

The appellants were convicted of unlawfully possessing a narcotic drug and each assessed punishment of two years’ confinement in the penitentiary.

The record contains no recognizance or appeal bond and shows that the appellants have been enlarged pending the appeal.

The minutes of the court which appear in the transcript, suggesting that recognizances may have been entered into, are not sufficient. Bell v. State, 137 Tex. Cr. R. 128, 128 S.W. 2d 812 ; and Therrell v. State, 161 Tex. Cr. Rep. 617, 279 S.W. 2d 879.

In the absence of a recognizance or bond substantially in the form…