Case ID: sw_150/html/0899-01.html
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Author: {"author": "HARPER, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

WELLS v. STATE.
    (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
    Oct. 30, 1912.
    Rehearing Denied Nov. 20, 1912.)
    Criminal Law (§ 1076) — Appeal—Misdemeanor — Recognizance.
    Under the express provisions of Code Cr. Proe. 1911, art. 918, one convicted of a misdemeanor cad perfect an appeal only by entering into a recognizance during the term, and not by giving an appeal bond.
    [Ed. Note. — Eor other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 2708-2716, 3201; Dec. Dig. § 1076.]
    Appeal from District Court, McLennan County; Richard I. Munroe, Judge.
    R. L. Wells was convicted of embezzling an amount less than $50, and he appeals.
    Dismissed.
    James P. Alexander and W. L. Eason, both of Waco, for appellant. C. E. Lane, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.
    
      
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   HARPER, J.

Appellant was indicted, charged with embezzlement in an amount in excess of $50 — a felony. When tried, he was convicted of embezzlement of an amount less than $50 — a misdemeanor.

After adjournment of court, he attempts to perfect his appeal to this court by filing an appeal bond, not having entered into a recognizance during the term. Having been convicted of a misdemeanor only, the law does not authorize an appeal to be perfected by giving an appeal bond. Article 918, Code of Criminal Procedure; Herron v. State, 27 Tex. 337; Cook v. State, 8 Tex, App. 671. The motion of the Assistant Attorney General to dismiss the appeal is sustained.

The appeal is dismissed.