Salazar v. State

Oct 25, 1972
45724, 45725
Reporters:
,
Before:
Morrison

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

These are appeals from judgments forfeiting bail bonds.

The parties to these causes through ‍​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‍a joint motion, pray that they be reversed and remanded for the purpose of entering a compromise settlement.

Bond forfeiture appeals are governed by “the same rules that govern ‍​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‍civil actions where an appeal is taken or a writ of error sued out”. Article 44.44, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P.; Reeves v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 465 S.W.2d 757.

*324 A judgment of reversal will ‍​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‍be entered when parties to a civil cause on appeal, through a joint motion, request that the cause be reversed for the purpose of entering an agreed ‍​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‍judgment. Butler v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 481 S.W.2d 907, and the cases cited therein.

The judgments are reversed and the causes remanded to the 167th District Court of Travis County, and ‍​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‍the clerk is directed to issue mandates immediately upon the announcement of this decision.