Wright v. State

The offense is rape; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for seven years.

This court is without jurisdiction to pass upon the merits of the case owing to the fact that the appeal bond does not comply with the legal requirements, in that it fails to state that appellant was convicted of a felony. This is an essential statutory requisite. Read v. State, 109 Tex.Crim. Rep.,4 S.W.2d 547. See Art. 817, C. C. P., 1925. It is merely stated in the appeal bond that appellant "stands charged with the offense of a felony."

Appellant is granted fifteen days from this date in which to properly…