Case Name: EATON v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1919-06-11
Citations: 215 S.W. 101
Docket Number: No. 5409
Parties: EATON v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 215
Pages: 101–101

Head Matter:
EATON v. STATE.
(No. 5409.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
June 11, 1919.
On Motion for Rehearing, Oct. 8, 1919.)
Bail <&wkey;65 — Recognizance failing to STATE PUNISHMENT FATALLY DEFECTIVE.
Recognizance, on appeal in a criminal case, ■which fails to recite the amount of punishment assessed, 'is fatally defective.
Appeal from Criminal District Court, Bowie County; P. A. Turner, Judge.
J. E. Eaton was convicted of violating the Pure Pood Daw, and appeals.
Reversed, and prosecution ordered dismissed.
Todd, 'Graham & Williams, of Texarkana, for appellant.
E. A. Berry, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

Opinion:
MORROW, J.
This is a companion case to causes Nos. 5407 and 5408, J. E. Eaton v. State, 215 S. W. 99, 100, this day decided.
The recognizance herein fails to recite the amount of punishment assessed, and is therefore defective.
The appeal will he dismissed.