Stine v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

— Conviction is for forgery, punishment being two years in the penitentiary.

Our state’s attorney calls our attention to the fact that the bond executed by appellant after adjournment of court in order to secure his release pending his appeal is approved by the sheriff only. Article 818 C. C. P., requires such bond to be approved by both the sheriff and the district judge" who tried the case. In the absence of such approval as required by the statute'the appeal will be dismissed. See Bledsoe v. State (Texas Crim. App.), 23 S. W., (2d) 726, and many other cases collated in…