Which of the following statements is false?

• A. When counting the appeal time, the court counts the day the judgment is entered.
• B. If a county court refuses to take jurisdiction of a municipal court appeal, the defendant must pay the municipal court's fine.
• C. Defendants in non-record municipal courts can plead guilty and appeal a case.
• D. If a defendant fails to present the appeal bond to the court within the required time, the court can refuse to send it to the county court.

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is how an appeal from a municipal court to the county court is started and handled, including what triggers forwarding the case and what the bond does.

When a defendant wants to appeal, filing a timely notice of appeal starts the process and begins the transmission of the case from the municipal court to the county court. The date the judgment is entered counts in calculating the appeal period. The appeal bond is a separate requirement used to stay the judgment and cover costs, but it is not what starts the transmission to the county court. Therefore, failing to present the appeal bond within the required time does not give the municipal court a right to refuse to send the case to the county court. The transmission should occur when a timely notice of appeal is filed; the bond can be addressed separately and, if not posted, can affect the stay or later perfection of the appeal, but it does not prevent forwarding the case to the county court.