Case Name: Jimmie Benson v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1919-04-02
Citations: 85 Tex. Crim. 126
Docket Number: No. 5333
Parties: Jimmie Benson v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 85
Pages: 126–128

Head Matter:
APRIL, 1919.
Jimmie Benson v. The State.
No. 5333.
Decided April 2, 1919.
1. —Local Option—Statement of Facts—Bills of Exception.
Where the statement of facts and bills of exception were filed too late, they cannot be considered on appeal.
2. —Same—Bill of Exceptions—Sufficiency of the Evidence—Rehearing.
Where appellant filed an affidavit in connection with his motion for rehearing, but this cannot alter the ruling in the original opinion as the statement of facts was filed too late, yet if the facts were considered the conviction would be sustained and there was no reversible error.
Appeal from the District Court of Palo Pinto. Tried below before the Hon. J. B. Keith, judge.
Appeal from a conviction of a violation of the local option law; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary.
The opinion states the case.
John W. Birdwell, for appellant.
E. A. Berry, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.

Opinion:
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was convicted for violation of the local option law, his punishment being assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.
He prepared a statement of facts and bill of exceptions which were, approved by the court. These were not filed until after the time had expired granted for the purpose of filing same. The court adjourned on the 25th day of October. The bill of exceptions and statement of facts were filed on January 25th thereafter. They were, therefore filed on the ninety-first day instead of the ninetieth, day, the time allowed for such filing. The questions suggested under the exceptions cannot be reviewed, first, because filed too late, and, second, the statement of facts is not before us. In fact, the bill of exceptions was simply reserved to the overruling of the motion for a new trial on the ground of the insufficiency of the evidence.
As the record is presented the judgment will be affirmed.
Affirmed.