Buchanan v. City of Whitesboro
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appellant was charged by complaint in the Mayor’s Court of the city of Whitesboro, Grayson County, Texas, with the offense of unlawfully and wilfully obstructing an alley in said city of Whitesboro.
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Appellant was charged by complaint in the Mayor’s Court of the city of Whitesboro, Grayson County, Texas, with the offense of unlawfully and wilfully obstructing an alley in said city of Whitesboro. He was tried and convicted in said Mayor’s Court on February 6th, 1896, and his motion for a new trial was filed on February 13th, 1896, and on the same day his motion was overruled, and he gave notice of appeal to the County Court of Grayson County, Texas, and filed the following appeal bond, which was approved: In the Mayor’s Court of the City of Whitesboro, Grayson County, Texas. Whereas, on…
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judge.
The complaint charges appellant with obstructing an alley in the city of Whitesboro, in violation of the city ordinance. The prosecution was carried on in the Mayor’s Court, and the judgment was rendered in favor of the city of Whitesboro, and it was ordered that “the said city of Whitesboro do have and recover of the defendant, J. M. Buchanan, the sum of two dollars, together with all costs in this behalf expended,” and ordered him to the custody of the city marshal until such fine and costs were paid, and for the issuance of execution. This appeal bond recites the judgment…
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