Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 1887

W. J. v. State

W. J. v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided January 26, 1887 · Willson
22 Tex. Ct. App. 692; 3 S.W. 479; 1887 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 22

W. J. v. State

Opinion of the Court

Willson, Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment final upon a forfeited bail bond. The bail bond was executed under a pretended indictment- which had been presented by a body of fourteen persons assuming to act as a grand jury. Such, pretended indictment was a nullity, and all process and proceedings thereunder were void. (Lott v. The State, 18 Texas Ct. App., 627; McNeese v. The State, 19 Texas Ct. App, 48; Swain and Turner v. The State, Id., 323; Williams v. The State, Id., 265.)

The judgment is reversed and the proceeding upon the bail bond is dismissed.

Reversed and dismissed.

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