Fentress v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Bexar. Tried below before the Hon. G-. H. Noonan, This appeal was prosecuted from the forfeiture of the appearance bond of Rainey Fentress, bailed in the sum of five hundred dollars, upon an indictment charging him with the theft of a horse. The judgment was for the amount of the bond. The bond which was a subject matter of controversy reads as follows: “The State of Texas, ) “ County of Caldwell.
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Appeal from the District Court of Bexar. Tried below before the Hon. G-. H. Noonan, This appeal was prosecuted from the forfeiture of the appearance bond of Rainey Fentress, bailed in the sum of five hundred dollars, upon an indictment charging him with the theft of a horse. The judgment was for the amount of the bond. The bond which was a subject matter of controversy reads as follows: “The State of Texas, ) “ County of Caldwell. J “ Know all men by these presents, that we, Rainey Fentress, as principal, and J. J. Ellison and Richard Withers, as sureties, acknowledge ourselves to owe, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Willson, Judge.
One of the requisites of a bail bond is that, it state the time and place when and where the accused binds' himself to appear, and the court or magistrate before whom he • is to appear. In stating the time, it is sufficient to specify the term of the court; and in stating the place, it is sufficient to ¡ specify the name of the court or magistrate, and of the county. (Code Crim. Proc., Art. 288.)
In this case the bail bond is conditioned as follows; “ Now if the said Rainey Fentress shall make his personal appearance before the district court of Bexar county to answer to said…
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