State Ex Rel. Ladd v. Walters

Appellant was convicted of a misdemeanor in the city court of Decatur, fined and sentenced to six months imprisonment. Following the judgment, and on the same day it was rendered, an entry on the docket of that court, signed by the special judge before whom the case was tried, shows that the defendant prayed an appeal to the circuit court of Adams County, filed an appeal bond in the sum of $400 with seven persons as sureties thereon, which bond was approved by the court.

The special judge, at the request of appellant, or her attorney, dictated and prepared the appeal bond. The bond was signed…