State v. Johnson

The appellee was prosecuted by affidavit filed before a justice of the peace. He was charged, under section 7254a, Burns’ R. S. 1894, with defrauding a boarding house. He was tried and found guilty of the offense, and judgment rendered accordingly. In some manner, and, we suppose, upon the request of the appellee, and without filing any recognizance bond, or bond of any kind, the justice of the peace before whom the cause was tried, certified a transcript of proceedings to the circuit court as upon appeal. Appellee was committed to jail upon a failure to give the required bond. Appellee was…