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Landrum v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Apr 26, 1961
345 S.W.2d 752 (Tex. Crim. App. 1961)

Opinion

No. 33263.

April 26, 1961.

Appeal from the 22nd Judicial District Court, Comal County, J. R. Fuchs, J.

Yelderman Martin, by Wm. Yelderman, Austin, for appellants.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


This is a bond forfeiture proceedings.

Motion to quash the citation was predicated upon the fact that the bond was conditioned, and the judgment nisi recites, that the principal was to appear in the 22nd Criminal District Court of Comal County, Texas, whereas neither of the two District Courts in and for Comal County contains the word 'Criminal' in its statutory designation and the bond was actually forfeited in the 22nd District Court of Comal County.

Bonds v. State, 162 Tex.Crim. R., 286 S.W.2d 313, relied upon by appellant, is not here controlling because in that case the condition of the bond was that the principal would appear in a certain District Court of Dallas County whereas the judgment nisi recited that he was to appear in another District Court in said county. Such is not the case here. There is only one 22nd District Court in Comal County.

Mullins v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 327 S.W.2d 578, is likewise not controlling because not only is there no Criminal District Court of Bell County but there is no District Court sitting at Killeen.

Adams v. State, 44 Tex.Crim. R., 72 S.W. 588, is not authority requiring the reversal of this case because there the form of recognizance set forth in the statute was not followed. In the case at bar, all that is required is that the principal know where and in what court he was to appear. This he clearly did.

The judgment is affirmed.

WOODLEY, P. J., absent.


Summaries of

Landrum v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Apr 26, 1961
345 S.W.2d 752 (Tex. Crim. App. 1961)
Case details for

Landrum v. State

Case Details

Full title:J. L. LANDRUM et al., Appellants, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Apr 26, 1961

Citations

345 S.W.2d 752 (Tex. Crim. App. 1961)
171 Tex. Crim. 106

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