Reeves v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

Appellant was convicted for possession of whiskey in Sabine County, a dry area, and the jury assessed his punishment at a fine of $750.00.

The state, through the county attorney of Sabine County, moves to dismiss the appeal because the recognizance does not set forth the punishment assessed.

The authorities relied upon are not deemed applicable here. They were dealing with the statute, then Art. 919, Vernon’s Ann. C.C.P., 1911, which provided that the recognizance in misdemeanor appeals should show the punishment assessed. No such provision is found in the present statute, Art.…