Case Name: DAUMERY v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1917-12-05
Citations: 199 S.W. 291
Docket Number: No. 4743
Parties: DAUMERY v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 199
Pages: 291–291

Head Matter:
DAUMERY v. STATE.
(No. 4743.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Dec. 5, 1917.)
1. Criminal Law @=1063(1) — Appeal — Necessity or Motion fob New Trial.
Defendant’s motion for new trial was not essential as a basis for his appeal.
2. Criminal Law @=1090(8) — Appeal—Bill of Exceptions.
The introduction of testimony charged to have been illegal are matters which could be brought before the Court of Criminal Appeals only by bill of exceptions.
Appeal from District Court, Bowie County; H. F. O’Neal, Judge.
John Daumery was convicted of unlawfully selling intoxicating liquor in 'a prohibited district, and he appeals.
Judgment affirmed.
E. B. Hendricks, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

Opinion:
MORROW, J.
Appellant appeals from a judgment condemning him to one year's confinement in the state penitentiary for the offense of unlawfully selling intoxicating liquo-r in a prohibited district. See Vernon's Ann. P. C. art. 597.
The statement of facts discloses that there was sufficient evidence to support the conviction. There are no bills of exceptions complaining of the charge of the court as to the receipt or rejection of evidence or other matter touching the conduct of the trial.
A.motion for new trial appears in the record, in which complaint is made of the introduction of testimony charged to- have been illegal, and some complaint is made for failure of the court to consider the motion because filed more than two days after the trial. The motion for new trial was not essential as a basis for appeal. Sessions v. State, 197 S. W. 718. The matters referred to in the motion in this case are such as could only be brought before this court by bill of exceptions. The indictment is regular. No errors have been pointed out.
The judgment of the lower court is affirmed.
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