Newton v. State

Full title: Jimmy Elwin NEWTON et al., Appellants. v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Oct 21, 1964

382 S.W.2d 926 (Tex. Crim. App. 1964)

Opinion

382 S.W.2d 926 (Tex.Crim.App. 1964) Jimmy Elwin NEWTON et al., Appellants. v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee. No. 37133. Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas. October 21, 1964

Robert B. Billings, Dallas, for appellants

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Ben F. Ellis and C. M. Turlington, Asst. Dist Attys, Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty, Austin, for the State.

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal by a surety in a bond forfeiture case.

No brief had been filed in this Court as required by Rule 414, Rules of Civil Procedure, which is applicable in bond forfeiture cases. Art. 866 Vernon's Ann.C.C.P.

Failure to comply with the rule mentioned authorizes dismissal of the appeal Rule 415 R.C.P.; Sherrill v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 375 S.W.2d 721, and cases cited under Note 1, Art. 866, V.A.C.C.P.

The appeal is dismissed.