Case ID: tex-crim_101/html/0133-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "HAWKINS, Judge.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Manuel Gonzales v. The State.
    No. 9195.
    Delivered June 17, 1925.
    1. —Possessing Intoxicating Liquors — Statement of Facts — Filed too Late — Cannot be Considered.
    Where a statement, of facts was approved and filed after the expiration of the time for filing granted by the trial court, it will not be considered on appeal.
    2. —Same—Bills of Exceptions — Question and Answer Form — Not Considered.
    Where a bill of exceptions is brought forward in question and answer form, as has been repeatedly and continuously declared by this court, it will not be considered.
    Appeal from the District Court of Cameron County. Tried below before the Hon. A. W. Cunningham, Judge.
    
      Appeal from a conviction for possessing intoxicating liquor for purpose of sale; penalty, five yéars in the penitentiary.
    The opinion states the case.
    
      E. T. Yates, for appellant.
    
      Tom Garrard, State’s Attorney, and Grover C. Morris, Assistant State’s Attorney, for the State.
   HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for possessing intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale. Punishment, five years in the penitentiary.

The trial court adjourned on the 11th day of October. Ninety days from adjournment was granted in which to file statement of-facts and bills of exception. The statement of facts was not presented to nor approved by the trial judge until May 5th, although it bears file mark in the court below of date April 28th. The statement of facts can have no consideration by this court because the ninety days had. expired long before it was approved or filed.

Bill of exceptions No. 1 consists entirely of questions and answers and will not be considered in such form.

The only other bill in the record cannot be appraised in the absence of the facts proven on the trial .

The judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.