Case Name: JOSEPH v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1918-04-10
Citations: 204 S.W. 320
Docket Number: No. 4984
Parties: JOSEPH v. STATE.
Judges: PRENDERGAST, J., absent.
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 204
Pages: 320–320

Head Matter:
JOSEPH v. STATE.
(No. 4984.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
April 10, 1918.
On Motion for Rehearing, June 5, 1918.
Rehearing Denied June 28, 1918.)
1. Bail <S=>66 — Form—Appeal—Dismissal.
In a misdemeanor case where the recogni-sance fails to name the offense for which conviction was had, as specified in the form shown in Vernon’s Ann. Code Or. Proe. 1916, art. 903, or state the pendlty assessed, the appeal may be dismissed upon motion therefor.
On Motion for Rehearing.
2. Assault and Battery <©=>100 — Aggravated Assault — Excessive Punishment.
Where defendant pleaded guilty to an aggravated assault, and the evidence shows he stabbed the person named in the breast with a pocketknife striking a rib, and the record discloses no extenuating circumstances except that defendant is aged, punishment by a $200 fine and 60 days in the county jail as assessed by the jury will not be set aside as excessive.
Appeal from Criminal District Court, Williamson County; James R. Hamilton, Judge.
W. M. Joseph was convicted of aggravated assault, and appeals.
Affirmed.
J. E. Taulbee, of Georgetown, for appellant. E. B. Hendricks, Asst. A tty. Gen., for the State.

Opinion:
MORROW, J.
This is a misdemeanor case in which the recognizance fails to name the offense for which the conviction was had, •or state the penalty assessed. The motion to dismiss, filed by the state, is based upon this -defect. This motion, under the decisions of this state, must be sustained. Article 903, C. C. P.; White v. State, 68 Tex. Cr. R. 147,151 S. W. 826; Watson v. State, 62 Tex. Cr. R. 620, 138 S. W. 611.
The appeal is dismissed.
PRENDERGAST, J., absent.