Case Name: BALLARD v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1938-11-09
Citations: 124 S.W.2d 131
Docket Number: No. 19901
Parties: BALLARD v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 124
Pages: 131–133

Head Matter:
BALLARD v. STATE.
No. 19901.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Nov. 9, 1938.
On the Merits Jan. 11, 1939.
Rehearing Denied Feb. 8, 1939.
Earl M. Greer, of Wills Point, for appellant.
Lewis Orsborn, Co. Atty., of Canton, and Lloyd W. Davidson, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
KRUEGER, Judge.
The offense is rape. The punishment assessed is confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of ten years.
The record shows that the term of court at which appellant was convicted convened on January 3, 1938, and adjourned on February 12 of the same year. On February 24, appellant, as principal, and Jack Owen, R. W. Dunn and C. E. Garner as sureties, made and entered into an appeal bond in the sum of $5,000, conditioned as required by law.
This bond was approved by the sheriff of said county, but not by the presiding judge as required by Article 818, C.C.P. In this respect the bond is defective and does not confer jurisdiction on this court. See Tolar v. State, 97 Tex.Cr.R. 145, 260 S.W. 1043; Jones v. State, 99 Tex. Cr.R. 50, 267 S.W. 985; King v. State, 83 Tex.Cr.R. 304, 305, 203 S.W. 52.
By reason of the defective appeal bond, 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.