Pope v. State

Conviction for unlawfully taking fish by the use of dynamite; punishment, a fine of $25.00 and thirty days in the county jail.

The trial term of the court below, as appears from the caption to the transcript, began on the 4th of February 1929, and ended on the 4th of May of the same year. It is provided in Art. 830 C. C. P., that on appeal in a misdemeanor case the accused may enter into a recognizance during the trial term, but if he fails to do so during such term, he must make an appeal bond to the sheriff, which bond shall be approved by the sheriff or the county judge. We find nowhere any…