Case Name: George Barton et al. v. The State
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1882
Citations: 12 Tex. Ct. App. 613
Docket Number: 
Parties: George Barton et al. v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Court of Appeals Reports
Volume: 12
Pages: 613–614

Head Matter:
George Barton et al. v. The State.
Scire Facias.— Judgment Nisi which fails to state that the same will be made final, unless good cause be shown at the next term of the court why the defendant did not appear, is fatally defective.
Error from the District Court of Hill. Tried below before the Hon. Jo. Abbott.
Tarlton & Bullock, for the plaintiffs in error.
H. Chilton, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.

Opinion:
Hurt, J.
The judgment nisi fails to state that the same will be made final, unless good cause be shown at the next term of the court why the defendant did not appear. This is fatally defective. Code Crim. Proc. 441. See this question discussed in Collins v. State, decided at this term, opinion by P. J. White. (Ante, p. 356.)
The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.
Reversed and remanded.