Arrington v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Gonzales. Tried below before the Hon. E. Lewis. The appeal in this case was from the final judgment upon tho forfeiture of the appearance bond of Willis Arrington, bailed in the sum of four hundred dollars, under a complaint charging him with the theft of one steer and two yearlings. The State introduced in evidence the judgment nisi, and the bond.
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Appeal from the District Court of Gonzales. Tried below before the Hon. E. Lewis. The appeal in this case was from the final judgment upon tho forfeiture of the appearance bond of Willis Arrington, bailed in the sum of four hundred dollars, under a complaint charging him with the theft of one steer and two yearlings. The State introduced in evidence the judgment nisi, and the bond. The defendants then introduced on their behalf the complaint subscribed to before the county attorney of De Witt county, by George Lord, the charging part of which was “that the defendant Arrington, on the…
1Opinion of the CourtWillson, J.
We think the motion to quash the bond was properly overruled. Defendant Arrington was arrested under a warrant issued by a justice of the peace of De Witt county, founded upon a complaint charging him with a felony committed in Gonzales co- ity, and the warrant was made returnable before the county j udge of the latter county, but the examination of the case was had before a justice of the peace of Gonzales county. In this we think, there was no error, because the justice of the peace was a magistrate, and had jurisdiction to hear and determine the case as an examining court. (Code Crim.…
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