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220 S.W. 549

McKey v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 14, 1920

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1920-04-14

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently February 1928

1 state decisions

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Decided 1920-04-14

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DAVIDSON, P. J.

¶1Appellant was convicted of manslaughter and allotted a term of four years in the penitentiary.

¶2The appeal must be dismissed on account of the legal insufficiency of the appeal bond. It recites that appellant was charged with the offense of a felony and has been convicted of said offense. It fails to specify the offense of which he was charged and of which he was convicted. This in an appeal bond or recognizance is necessary in felony cases. The rule is different in appeals in felony cases from that laid down for appearance bonds. For the reason indicated the jurisdiction of this court has not attached. The caption of the transcript fails to show when the court adjourned. 1

¶3The appeal will be dismissed.

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