Case Name: MOSLEY v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1940-03-27
Citations: 141 S.W.2d 331
Docket Number: No. 20930
Parties: MOSLEY v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 141
Pages: 331–333

Head Matter:
MOSLEY v. STATE.
No. 20930.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
March 27, 1940.
On Rehearing April 24, 1940.
On Motion to Reinstate Appeal May 29, 1940.
Jack Ellingson, of Huntsville, for appellant.
Lloyd W. Davidson, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
CHRISTIAN, Judge.
The offense is theft of hogs; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for two years.
After the adjournme'nt of court, appellant filed an appeal bond, which was approved by the sheriff. The record does not disclose that the appeal bond was approved by the court trying the case. Article 818, C.C.P., requires that the appeal bond be approved by the sheriff and the court trying the case, or his successor in office. In the absence of a recognizance or appeal bond approved as the law requires, this court is without jurisdiction to pass on the merits of the case. Gonzales v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 298 S.W. 8931
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.