Legal Opinion
Harris v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 27, 1926No. 8726PublishedCited by 7 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
HAWKINS, Judge.
The appellants are sureties upon the appearance bond of Mrs. M. A. Harris. They were served with scire facias and failed to appear, and judgment final by default was entered.
Among other things, the appeal is based upon the proposition that the bond would not support a judgment by default for the reason that it fails to show that Mrs. Harris was legally charged with a felony. We understand that the statutory requisites of a bail bond demand in a felony case, that the bond show that the accused is charged with a felony. See Vernon’s Tex. Crim. Stat., Vol. 2, Art 321, wherein it…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Turpin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
- State v. GordonTexas Supreme Court · 1874
- Whittington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
- W. J. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1887
3Cited by7 opinions
- Makeig v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1990
- Dunn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
- Prieto Bail Bonds v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1997
- Scott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1937
- Frederick and Bowyer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1936
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