George v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a final judgment forfeiting a bail bond. On original submission we held the judgment must be reversed because neither the evidence nor the judgment nisi supports the final judgment.

In the State’s motion for rehearing it is urged that Article 44.24(b), V.A.C.C.P. authorizes this Court to reform and correct the judgment of the trial court, and that the judgment in the instant case should be affirmed under the authority of that statute. We disagree for two reasons.

The first reason for rejecting the State’s contention is…