Court Opinion

ID: 3957699
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2016-07-06 10:18:36.869124+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:58:05.251736
License: Public Domain

The offense is the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of two years.
The recognizance is defective. As contained in the record, it states that the appellant "stands charged with the offense of violating the prohibition law." This does not name any offense denounced in our Penal Code. The form of recognizance demanded by the Legislature expressly requires that the recognizance state the offense of which the accused has been convicted. Art. 903, C.C.P. The State's Attorney insists upon a dismissal of the appeal. The appellant being at large, a proper recognizance is essential in order to give this court jurisdiction. See McKey v. State, 87 Tex.Crim. Rep.; Singleton v. State,87 Tex. Crim. 302; Goss v. State, 83 Tex.Crim. Rep.; Godby v. State, 227 S.W. Rep. 192; Westbrook v. State, 227 S.W. Rep. 1104.
The appeal is dismissed.
                 ON MOTION TO REINSTATE APPEAL.