State v. Morgan

Court of Appeals of Texas

State v. Morgan

4 Tex. Ct. App. 33

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided July 1, 1878·Published

Opinion

White, J.

This is an appeal on behalf of the State, from a judgment of the District Court setting aside a judgment nisi, and quashing the appearance bond, upon forfeiture of which the same was rendered.

The Supreme Court and this court having held that scire-facias cases are criminal cases, it follows that the appeal in [34]*34this case must be dismissed—the Constitution providing expressly that ‘ ‘ the State shall have no right of appeal in criminal cases.” Const., art. 5, sec. 26.

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White, J.

This is an appeal on behalf of the State, from a judgment of the District Court setting aside a judgment nisi, and quashing the appearance bond, upon forfeiture of which the same was rendered.

The Supreme Court and this court having held that scire-facias cases are criminal cases, it follows that the appeal in [34]*34this case must be dismissed—the Constitution providing expressly that ‘ ‘ the State shall have no right of appeal in criminal cases.” Const., art. 5, sec. 26.

State v. Morgan, 4 Tex. Ct. App. 33 (Tex. Ct. App. 1878).

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