Pope v. State

We regret to find appellant in no better position before this court now than when his appeal was dismissed. Originally he gave an appeal bond during the term of court when he should have entered into a recognizance. This necessitated a dismissal of his appeal. Since that time and at a term of court subsequent to the one during which he was convicted, he has entered into a recognizance when by the directions of Art. 830 C. C. P. he should have made an appeal bond. The article in question reads as follows:

"When the defendant appeals in any misdemeanor case to the Court of Criminal Appeals, he…