Legal Opinion

Gray v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 15, 1922No. 6684PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

—The conviction is for misdemeanor theft. The recognizance concludes with these words: “. . . to abide the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals of the State of Texas.

It. is incomplete in that it omits the words: “in this ease.”

The purpose of the recognizance is that the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals will be performed 'in the particular case in which the recognizance is made. In a number of instances, it has been necessary to dismiss the appeal because of the same omission as that apparent in the present instance. Bodkins v. State, 75 Texas Crim. Rep.,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Bodkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Fogel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  2. Putty v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932

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