Lang v. StateLang v. State
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This is a felony conviction. Appellant gave notice of appeal, and while сourt was in session entered into an appeal bond, approved by the sheriff and thе trial judge. Motion is made by the Assistant Attorney Genеral to dismiss the appeal because the jurisdiction of this court can not be thus attаched; that in order to attach the jurisdiction of this court under such circumstances a rеcognizance must be entered into during term time, or if this be not done during the term, he can obtаin “his release, though the appeal is pending before the Court of Criminal Appeals, by entering into an appeal bond as рrescribed by the statute. Article 902 of the Codе of Criminal Procedure provides that wherе a party desires to appeal and takes the necessary steps to aсcomplish that, and desires not to remain in jаil pending the appeal, he may entеr into a recognizance pending such аppeal, provided it is in term .time and he wаs in custody at the time. Article 904 provides that if this be not done in term time, he may secure his release from custody by entering into an appeal bond; approved by the sheriff and thе.trial judge, in vacation. These statutes havе been construed by this court. See the recent case of Bloss v. State, 79 Texas Crim. Rep., 617, 187 S. W. Rep., 487. It seems to bе the purpose and the wording in fact of our statute that recognizances can оnly be entered into during term time, and that in order tо consummate an appeal to this сourt, the trial court being in session, the party can not give an appeal bond; he must enter into a recognizance. Whether this bе a hardship or not, it seems to be the plаin statutory enactment. Under no decision thаt we have been able to find can a party, in a felony, after term time, enter into а recognizance. In that charactеr of case the Legislature provides that he may give an appeal bond. But in cases of this character the jurisdiction of this court can not attach without statutory obligаtion was entered into as required by law. It may hе well enough for the Legislature to changе this rule, but not having done so, this court can not do so.
Under the record as made the jurisdiction of this court does not attach, and the appeal must, therefore, be dismissed, and it is accordingly so ordered.
Dismissed.