Case Name: Hogan et ae. vs. The State
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1861-12
Citations: 23 Ark. 636
Docket Number: 
Parties: Hogan et ae. vs. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 23
Pages: 636–637

Head Matter:
Hogan et ae. vs. The State.
Scire facias on recognizance defective as in Darby vs. State; 21 ArJc. 523 (State vs. Sartain, ante.)
Error to Prairie Circuit Court.
Jordan for plaintiff.
Faust for the State.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Compton
delivered the opinion of the court.
In this case, the scire facias does not show that the recognizance was entered into before the court in which the prosecution was had, or before any of the officers authorized by law to take it. The judgment by default cannot, therefore, be sustained, according to the principle decided in Darby vs. The State, 21 Ark. 523.
The judgment must be reversed, and the cause remanded for further proceedings.