Case Name: MONTAGUE v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1928-06-20
Citations: 9 S.W.2d 341
Docket Number: No. 11615
Parties: MONTAGUE v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 9
Pages: 341–342

Head Matter:
MONTAGUE v. STATE.
(No. 11615.)
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
June 20, 1928.
Rehearing Denied Oct. 10, 1928.
Howard Mays, S. F. Rose, and O. Ellis, all of Amarillo, for appellant.
A. A. Dawson, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
LATTIMORE, J.
Conviction for transporting intoxicating liquor; punishment, two years in the penitentiary.
The bills of exception in this ease were filed too late. The motion for new trial was overruled October 22, 1927, and an order entered allowing 60 days in which to file bills of exception and statement of facts. Thereafter, on December 10th, an extension order was made allowing additional time for filing the statement of facts, but no reference appears therein to bills of exception. On December 28th an additional time was granted for filing statement of facts, but bills of exception were not mentioned therein. Our statute allows 30 days after the overruling of motion for new trial within which to file bills of exception, but permits the court to fix any time limit not exceeding 90 days. The court having given 60 days, and the bills of exception not having been filed until January 7, 1928, 76 days after the overruling of the motion, said bills were filed too late for consideration.
The facts seem amply sufficient. Two young men were driving a ear on a road'1 and met the sheriff and county attorney. The latter turned and followed the ear of said two young men. Both of said officials testified that they saw appellant throwing jars of whisky out of the car. All of said jars broke save one, which was captured and offered in evidence and its contents shown to be whisky. The young man in the ear with appellant testified for the state that the car was his, but that at the solicitation of appellant he was carrying the latter and the whisky out to some oil camp. The evidence supports the judgment.
No error appearing, an affirmance is ordered.