Case Name: Bess Russell v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1931-06-10
Citations: 119 Tex. Crim. 469
Docket Number: No. 14292
Parties: Bess Russell v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 119
Pages: 469–475

Head Matter:
Bess Russell v. The State.
No. 14292.
Delivered June 10, 1931.
Appeal Reinstated October 28, 1931.
Rehearing Denied February 3, 1932.
The opinion states the case.
Collins & Martin and R. W. Calvert, all of Hillsboro, for appellant.
Lloyd W. Davidson, State’s Attorney, of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
CHRISTIAN, Judge.
The offense is murder; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for three years.
It appears that appellant entered into recognizance on appeal. A copy of the recognizance has not been brought forward in the transcript. Hence we are unable to determine whether the recognizance under which appellant is enlarged meets the requirements of the statute. Where the appellant is enlarged, this court is without jurisdiction in the absence of a proper recognizance or appeal bond.
Appellant is granted fifteen days in which to perfect the record.
The appeal is dismissed.
Dismissed.
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.