Case Name: REES et al. v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1929-01-23
Citations: 13 S.W.2d 857
Docket Number: No. 12176
Parties: REES et al. v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 13
Pages: 857–858

Head Matter:
REES et al. v. STATE.
(No. 12176.)
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Jan. 23, 1929.
Rehearing Denied Feb. 27, 1929.
Tarlton & Lowe, of Corpus Ohristi, for appellants.
A. A. Dawson, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
CHRISTIAN, J.
This is an appeal from a final judgment upon forfeiture of an appearance bond. The record fails to show that any briefs were filed by appellants in the trial court. We fail to find a waiver by the state of such filing. Moreover, no brief is on file in this court. It is the uniform holding of this court that in cases such as this briefs must be filed in the trial court and in this court in compliance with the law and rules governing civil cases, or a waiver of such filing must 'appear of record. Article 2283, Revised Civil Statutes 1925; article 856, C. C. P.; Lewis et al. v. State, 109 Tex. Cr. R. 661, 7 S.W.(2d) 74; Bratton et al. v. State, 109 Tex. Cr. R. 329, 4 S.W.(2d) 562.
The appeal is dismissed.
PER CURIAM. The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the judges of the Court of Criminal appeals, and approved by the court.