Legal Opinion

Wilkes v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 6, 1925No. 8868PublishedCited by 3 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

BAKER, Judge. —

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Criminal District Court of Tarrant County making a judgment nisi final against the appellants herein.

The record discloses that Zelma Wilkes was convicted or murder and his punishment assessed at ten years’ confinement in the peni tentiary, from which judgment he appealed to this court, and same was affirmed; that after the adjournment of the trial court he entered into a bail bond with the appellants as sureties thereon. When the mandate of this court was returned to the trial court, said Wilkes failing to appear, the bond was forfeited…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hamilton v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
  2. Uppenkamp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  3. Hutchinson v. RennerOhio Court of Appeals · 1928

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Morris v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1950
  2. Dunn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  3. Dunn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932

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