Shropshire v. State

OPINION

ONION, Judge.

This is an appeal from a bond forfeiture.

• Judgment nisi was entered in the 147th District Court of Travis County on January 4, 1968, reciting that Merlin Dayton charged by indictment in said court with the felony offense of theft by false pretext failed to appear according to the tenure and effect of his bond on file in said county ; declaring the bond forfeited and ordering that the State of Texas recover of the said Merlin Dayton as principal and Wallace W. Shropshire as surety on said bond the sum of $1000.

The surety having answered, judgment was rendered after hearing…