The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-09
|ERE THE FAULT LIES.
/. Watts Defends the Court OF
Criminal Appeal.
LEGISLATURE IS TO BLAME,
.,,.cd to Amend tho Law Making
|...,r.als ON Technic Ilities Manda-
tory on tho Court.


-, O r,,a ,,,+.,,y
las, Texas, APili o. nc %
H., If the court of criminal Appeals
tor,h the following manifesto
faiie" -, wa, of This city. for
Hon. A. j. w @t'a VI VIZ
l n member of the court oil coiiihiis-
,.,1e. ',
A citizen equally in,eres,eu Wi" ~ o ar
n in the certain 1uiUa ,s'.t, ,,,t oh-
hal laws IL Is VIZ" ies re, ,',,,. AMT. of
severe critlclsihS uiJ', .,a inrnr-
hal appeals rom ,na inii,i,s io
lis to he uraWryu tli"s 49, nttrih-
nee the criminal i NV Ia a,,v
Ito that court - LII to siatn
ksion OF thlS ihhtlSi' IL IL ',,..,7.,is.,
! am not now ehsHS9' M, ~ xtci,ifnn of
hninal law, anu WIN Wy ~, IN
br iwo SprciIi lists a,a' ,.on,s -
Fears, from NV 80 iSey, siv ,y ill., the h.
was hirnpS, T,,m,e,'l, nr-
of criminal Iil'''. ,.Si ,,a,rv az in.
td. ana ,,s,,,,, a. onr~
kilties with Which ,nut ''ni' -
confrohteu, i,,r,iln,Io ana ali
that no court 20 M ~ ~ ~,
iahlc 10 err "ut ~ ~, ~, ~, ~.
The leiEht 81 Ii!us tiOo ~ M, = -,
Mornings OF ONES ~ Wy e1 ,,,'o,. -.
is. An exam liHtio' ~, ~ 49,
)how that 4'iEe n sl.. ',.,6, 70 mo
In that couil Nic l"i $500 V's -,
court IN glNlhs vi - .,'',., ~
! the law or w NJ, r'r ,,,,,. va
nal appears WIN az o'. ..,',,,,,,, ny.
by pam Auliu'''. - ~, 80,
|oi tha euu ~ " 49, 49,, -, ts
Il the leSlssAiute' anu WIZ , e,.' 80 ,S
y expressed liicte 10 ~ ioo''' Iva va
ion ,,,a ,oao 90
r. are eith hf'l'leS ln Nv 80, 80 ~, ~
Rnl nfNttfalItt llblAl I'll l4'lt tAb W '-@'
i've, which liesatlpe tiie "u,y vi ny
court IN siNilis nii9 .eima''f fs,,,',,.nd
Rarses iarse Art,c.es nre l ..yis,' Wv
licle 40 WI 'tU ~ as lul i ~
appears 10y VIC re'"ri III ails 81 I'm, iii,
ehon, ulph apiyA. Oh VIZ us III l,'i =,
nv OF tlH if'i ~ ~ r I'LL
Fling artcles nave been disr.gara,sd;
fror Is exc plfa 10 NJ the 'itne oil 'to
,e,
article mas ptch hilll orinls cp",
according 10 us clear import. ma
the lridi H'lIFl erreu III reieienc1
ehhIsF' anu the Nltui ~ tAcel'L ~.
ihe tlihe ne Juue men. h'is u.el' re-
ms Is nut eniofelhS tne !nDperh-
Command Of the legislature, If the
ls excepted 10 NJ me llihc Oh inc
me ludShleut sna1l pc reversed
Fit 1917 jug w nitc' w li!Spl anu
lhth cptlAuAUtliiS Vhc court, Wdue Il
" rsPoTl 10 'he losisiaI,ire, ana
olHtf en"hstS recommended tnat
~ quote ABOVE, be so amended
upon an inspFction OF me record,
FL 10 the defendant by reason of the
ca error tuen Inc court should at-
ma ludgmeut b9t the legislature
10 MAKE nc desired Amendment,
ihs' session OF me legislature SEN
fowser introduced = bill which con
w feconmenialion of Judges
Wilson anu Hurt, as to the
neht OF mar ar;lc!e. lie procured
ssase Of ms hiil through the sen.
" IL was deiented IN the house. The
Is lh9 u" stands unchanged. and
uIt Is haflpered ny this positive and
NC command Of the legislature,
II could not, II 1t wished to, is-
Is nuch inio talk about that court
hs cases or technical points. Now
Eases are iIiriN examined it VIII
Ivy pe round mat the action of the
~ strict accord with well settled
,, 10 an uncertain enforcement OF
lam iaW' NC want OF wholesome
,'2 tboi IS OF OF NE ilrst importance; then
, nd 49,, 0'"er tle siior leomings OF the