Mayberry v. State

BELCHER, Judge.

This is a bond forfeiture case. It originated in the County Criminal Court No. 2 of Dallas County by the filing on March 5, 1959, of a complaint charging the defendant with driving while his license was suspended. An information was filed on the same date. The defendant, as principal, and the appellants, as sureties, on March 5, executed an instanter appearance bond in the sum of §350.

Following defendant’s conviction on March 23, he immediately filed a motion for a new trial, but he failed to appear at the hearing on the motion April 13 when it was overruled. Whereupon the…