Reasoner v. State

Appellant was charged by indictment with disposing of mortgaged property with intent to defraud. The punishment assessed is confinement in the state penitentiary for a period of two years.

The State's Attorney moves to dismiss the appeal because of the insufficiency of the recognizance in that it is not in compliance with Article 817, C. C. P. An examination of the recognizance reveals that it fails to provide that the defendant shall abide the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals; that it fails to stipulate that the obligation shall be joint and several in its liabilities of the…