Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1938

McCoy v. State

McCoy v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided May 25, 1938 · Morrow, Christian
117 S.W.2d 461; 135 Tex. Crim. 160; 1938 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 613 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

McCoy v. State

Opinion of the Court

Morrow, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment final on a bond forfeiture in the district court of Lampasas County.

The transcript fails to contain any judgment making the forfeiture final, nor does it contain any notice of appeal. Under the circumstances, this Court has no choice other than to order a dismissal of the appeal, and it is so ordered.

Addendum

ON APPELLANTS’ MOTION TO REINSTATE APPEAL.

Christian, Judge.

Since the opinion was delivered dismissing the appeal a certified copy of the judgment making the forfeiture of the bond final has been brought forward. Also it is made to appear that proper notice of appeal was given. However, no brief has been filed in this Court and we fail to find a waiver by the State of such filing. Under the circumstances, we would not be warranted in reinstating the appeal. It is the *161 uniform holding of this Court that in cases such as this a brief must be filed in this Court, or a waiver of such filing must appear, of record. Belton v. State, 110 S. W. (2d) 913.

The motion to reinstate the appeal is overruled.

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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