Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 17, 1925No. 9320PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction in district court of Bowie County of transporting intoxicating liquor; punishment, one year in the penitentiary.

The recognizance in this case is defective. It merely states that the defendant stands charged with the offense of a felony and who has been convicted in “This court of--a felony.” This is not sufficient. Art. 903, Vernon’s C. C. P. provides the form for recognizance on appeal in felony cases ard requires that a recognizance shall state the offense for which conviction was had. Simply to describe it as a felony is bad.

The appeal will be dismissed.

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2Cited by1 opinion

  1. Allen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1929

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