Case Name: Ed. White v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1912-11-13
Citations: 68 Tex. Crim. 147
Docket Number: No. 2032
Parties: Ed. White v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 68
Pages: 147–149

Head Matter:
Ed. White v. The State.
No. 2032.
Decided November 13, 1912.
Rehearing granted December 4, 1912.
1. —Assault to Rape — Recognizance.
Where the appeal was dismissed on account of a defective recognizance, and thereafter a new recognizance in conformity with law was filed, the appeal is reinstated. Following Burton v. State, 48 Texas Crim. Rep., 544.
2. —Same—Aggravated Assault — Adult Male — Insufficiency of the Evidence.
Where, upon appeal from a conviction of aggravated assault, the record did not show any evidence upon which to base a conclusion that the defend ant was twenty-one years of age at the time of the alleged assault upon a female, the conviction can not be sustained. Following Davis v. State, 6 Texas Crim. App., 133, and other cases.
Appeal from the District Court of Hill. Tried below before the Hon. C. M. Smithdeal.
Appeal from a conviction of aggravated assault; penalty, eighteen months confinement in the county jail.
The opinion states the ease.
J. E. Clarke, for appellant.
C. E. Lane, Assistant Attorney-General, for the State.

Opinion:
HARPER, Judge.
— Appellant was prosecuted, charged with assault with intent to rape, and when tried was convicted of an aggravated assault.
The recognizance entered into is not in compliance with articles 900-3, and the case must be dismissed because of said defects. It does not state the punishment assessed against him, etc.
The appeal is dismissed.
Dismissed.