Legal Opinion

Swaim v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 11, 1973No. 46238-46240PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

These are appeals from final judgments forfeiting appearance bonds.

The appellants were sureties on three bonds for Wanda Harman. A judgment nisi was entered in the 104th District Court of Taylor County forfeiting each of the three bonds. A final judgment was entered against Wanda Harman as principal and Michael S. Parks and Jon Swaim as sureties. Only the sureties have appealed from the judgment.

One of the appellants’ points of error is that-the bonds are invalid because they do not designate a proper court where the principal is to appear.

The State on the other…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Mullins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Alvarez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. Lopez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1984
  4. Burns v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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