Case Name: Cleo Spears v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1938-12-07
Citations: 136 Tex. Crim. 55
Docket Number: No. 19990
Parties: Cleo Spears v. The State
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 136
Pages: 55–58

Head Matter:
Cleo Spears v. The State
No. 19990.
Delivered December 7, 1938.
On the Merits January 11, 1939.
The opinion states the case.
J. E. Atcheson, of Crowell, for appellant.
Lloyd W. Davidson, State’s Attorney, of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
Krueger, Judge.
The conviction is for possession of whisky for the purpose of sale in dry area. . The punishment assessed is confinement in the county jail for one day and a fine of $100.
The recognizance appearing in this record is wholly insufficient. It does not bind the appellant to do anything. It neither mentions the offense for which he was convicted or the court in which conviction was had, etc. Consequently, the appeal in this case must be dismissed. See Jenkins v. State, 86 Tex. Crim. Rep., 266 (216 S. W., 183) ; Hurt v. State, 92 Tex. Crim., Rep., 347 (243 S. W. 989) ; Wheat v. State, 181 S. W. 727; Art. 831, C. C. P.
The appeal is dismissed.
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.