McKey v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Morris. Tried below before the Honorable J. A. Ward. Appeal from a conviction of manslaughter; penalty, four years imprisonment in the penitentiary.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was convicted of manslaughter and allotted a term of four years in the penitentiary.
The appeal must be dismissed on account of the legal insufficiency of the appeal bond. _ It recites that appellant was charged with the offense of a felony and who has been convicted of said offense. It fails to specify the offense of which he was_ charged and of which he was convicted. This is an appeal bond or recognizance is necessary in felony cases.' The rule is different in appeals in felony cases from that laid down for appearance bonds. For the reason indicated the…
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