Allen v. State

Citations

• 1 Tex. Ct. App. 514

Syllabus

<p>1. Rbcognizaítoe.—It is not a valid objection to a recognizance that it binds the defendant to appear before the lower court to abide the judgment of the “ appellate court,” instead of the court of appeals. The latter designation is deemed the more appropriate one, but, as both are employed in the Constitution and in the act organizing this court, no legal distinction between them exists.</p> <p>2. Charge oe the Court.—It was error to misdirect the jury as to the penalty of the offense charged, notwithstanding that the punishment assessed by the jury was such as might, under a correct charge, have legally been assessed.</p>