Maxwell v. State

Texas Supreme Court
Maxwell v. State, 38 Tex. 171 (Tex. 1873)
Ogden

Maxwell v. State

Opinion of the Court

Ogden, J.

The appeal in this case must be dismissed! for the want of a sufficient recognizance.

By the terms of the recognizance the defendant is not *173bound to appear before any particular court, or at any particular place, to abide the judgment and decision of the Supreme Court. A recognizance so defective is wholly insufficient to give this court jurisdiction of the «case. It is a matter of no little astonishment that the •clerk and officers of the courts, who have, or should have, the statute before them, where a form for such a record is prescribed, should so fatally vary from the requirement of the statute. The appeal is dismissed.

Reversed and dismissed.

Reference

Full Case Name
Thomas Maxwell v. The State of Texas
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published