Case Name: WATSON v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1911-05-31
Citations: 138 S.W. 611
Docket Number: 
Parties: WATSON v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 138
Pages: 611–612

Head Matter:
WATSON v. STATE.
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
May 31, 1911.
On Motion for Rehearing, June 21, 1911.)
1. Bail (§ 65 ) — Appeal — Recognizance — Essentials.
A recognizance on appeal is fatally defective that fails to state the amount of the punishment or its character.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Bail, Cent. Dig. § 285; Dec. Dig. § 65. ]
On Motion for Rehearing.
2. Fobnication (§ 9 ) — Evidence — Sufficiency.
A conviction of unlawful cohabitation and' of having carnal intercourse with an unmarried woman cannot be sustained without proof that she was unmarried.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Fornication, Cent. Dig. § 7; Dec. Dig. § 9. ]
Appeal from Ellis County Court; J. C. Lumpkins, Judge.
James Watson was convicted of unlawful cohabitation, and he appeals. ■
Reversed and remanded.
Amzi Carothers, for appellant.
C. E. Lane, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.
ITor other cases see same topic and section NUMBER in Dec. Dig. & Am. Dig. Key No. Series & Rep’r Indexes

Opinion:
DAVIDSON, P. J.
The recognizance is deficient, in that it fails to state the amount of the punishment or its character. This omission from the recognizance renders it fatally defective, and requires a dismissal of the appeal.
The appeal is dismissed.