Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1929

Jackson and Shine v. State

Jackson and Shine v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided October 30, 1929 · Christian
21 S.W.2d 298; 113 Tex. Crim. 427; 1929 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 689 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Jackson and Shine v. State

Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is tampering with 'an automobile ; the punishment confinement in jail for sixty days.

Appellants entered into a joint recognizance. A joint recognizance on appeal will not confer jurisdiction on this court. Our decisions are to the effect that each appellant must give a separate recognizance. Branch’s Annotated Penal Code of Texas, sec. 614. Irvin v. State, 32 S. W. 899; Bowers v. State, 33 S. W. 974; Goldman v. State, 34 S. W. 122; McMeans v. State, 38 S. W. 998; Hodges v. State, 38 S. W. 1019; Hogg v. State, 48 S. W. 580; Haverbekken et al. v. State, 200 S. W. 524.

Appellants are granted fifteen days from this date in which to perfect their appeal.

The appeal is dismissed.

Appeal dismissed.

*428 The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the Court.

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