Case ID: tex_37/html/0476-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Ogden, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

James Prince v. The State.
    1. The statute prohibiting appeals to the Supreme Court from judgments rendered in justices’ courts is not in violation of Section 3 of Article 5 of our present Constitution, guaranteeing the right of appeal.
    
      2. There is no appeal to the Supreme Court from judgments originally-rendered in justices’ courts, and a mayor’s court is, under the laws of this State, a justices’ court.
    Appeal from Ellis. Tried below before the Hon. Hardin Hart.
    Defendant was tried before the mayor’s court in the town of Waxahachie for carrying a knife on or about his person, in violation of Section 1 of the act of April 12th, 1871. The trial resulted in a conviction of the defendant, and a fine of fifty dollars was imposed against him ; from this judgment he appealed to the District Court of Ellis county, and he was also convicted in that court and fined twenty-five dollars. From this last judgment he attempted to appeal to this court, but the district judge refused to allow him to enter into recognizance on his appeal, and this was assigned as error. Appellant’s counsel relied on Section 3 of Article 5 of the Constitution, to sustain his right of appeal.
    
      Bradshaw & Kemble, for the appellant.
    
      Wm. Alexander, Attorney-General, for the State.
   Ogden, J.

This is an appeal from the mayor’s court of the city of Waxahachie, first to the District Court, and then to this court. We have repeatedly held that under our present Constitution and laws, there is no appeal to this court from judgments originally rendered in a justice’s court, and a mayor’s court under the law is a justice’s court. We have in several cases, previously decided, considered and settled the constitutional question presented in the brief for appellant, and therefore do not feel called upon to further consider it now. The appeal must be dismissed.

Appeal dismissed.