Edwards v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Cooke. Tried below before Hon. D. E. Barrett. This appeal is from a judgment final upon a forfeited recognizance ■entered into by Ed. Geer as principal, with appellants as his sureties.
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Appeal from the District Court of Cooke. Tried below before Hon. D. E. Barrett. This appeal is from a judgment final upon a forfeited recognizance ■entered into by Ed. Geer as principal, with appellants as his sureties. Appellants excepted to the sufficiency of the recognizance because it did not show that their principal was accused of an offense against the laws of this State, which exception was overruled, and judgment final was rendered upon said recognizance for the sum of $500 and costs. The opinion states the recognizance and the exceptions thereto.
1Opinion of the Court
WHITE, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment final on a forfeited recognizance. It is argued there is only one question to be determined, and that is whether the recognizance recites an offense against the law.
As set out in the recognizance, the condition is that the principal •shall make his personal appearance before the District Court at the specific time named, “and there remain from day to day, and term to term, of said court, to answer the State of Texas upon a charge by indictment duly presented and pending in said court, wherein the said Ed. Geer is accused of the offense…
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