Case Name: J. H. Taylor v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1916-10-25
Citations: 80 Tex. Crim. 132
Docket Number: No. 4235
Parties: J. H. Taylor v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 80
Pages: 132–133

Head Matter:
J. H. Taylor v. The State.
No. 4235.
Decided October 25, 1916.
Theft of Cattle—Appeal Bond—Recognizance.
Where defendant was convicted of theft of cattle, and the court adjourned after the defendant had entered into an appeal bond instead of a recognizance, the appeal must be dismissed.
Appeal from the District Court of Bowie. Tried below before the Hon. H. F. O’Neal.
Appeal from a conviction of theft of cattle; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary.
The opinion states the case.
B. P. Borough, for appellant.
C. 0. McDonald, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.

Opinion:
DAVIDSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of cattle theft, his punishment being assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.
This appeal must be dismissed, because appellant gave an appeal bond to this court instead of a recognizance, the instrument being, entered into during term time. The court adjourned on the 27th day of July, 1916. The bond for the • appeal to this court was entered into and approved on July 11, 1916. It is a bond taken and approved by the sheriff, and not a recognizance as required by the statute. During term time a recognizance must he taken; in vacation an appeal bond.
The appeal is dismissed.
Dismissed.