Case Name: FRAZIER v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1911-03-01
Citations: 135 S.W. 583
Docket Number: 
Parties: FRAZIER v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 135
Pages: 583–585

Head Matter:
FRAZIER v. STATE.
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
March 1, 1911.
On Motion for Rehearing, March 29, 1911.)
1. Criminal Law (§ 1102 ) — Appeal—Statement of Facts — Failure to File in Time.
Where the statement of facts in a criminal prosecution is not filed in due time, it will be stricken out on motion.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Dec. Dig. § 1102. ]
2. Criminal Law (§ 1099 ) — Appeal—Statement of Facts — Time to File — Extension —Discretion of Court.
Whether the time to file the statement of facts in a criminal case shall be extended is in the discretion of the trial court.
[Ed. Note. — For other eases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 2866-2880; Dec. Dig. § 1099.*]
3. Criminal Law (§ 1166*) — Appeal—Harmless Error — Denial of Continuance.
Denial of an application for a continuance, in a prosecution for perjury, on the ground that counsel for accused was only recently employed and had not had time to prepare the defense, was at most harmless error, where the only defense claimed was mitigation of the offense and the minimum punishment was assessed.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 3100-3102, 3107-3113; Dec. Dig. § 1166. ]
4. Criminal Law (§ 1144 ) — Appeal — Presumptions.
In the absence of a statement of facts, the appellate court will presume that the trial court gave in charge the law, and all the law, applicable to the facts in evidence.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 2736-2781, 3016-3037; Dec. Dig. § 1144. ]
5. Criminal Law (§ 829 ) — Trial—Requested Instructions.
Requested charges fully covered by other instructions given are properly refused.
[Ed. Note. — For other eases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §-2011; Dec. Dig. § 829.*]
6. Criminal Law (§ 1097 ) — Appeal—Record —Questions Presented.
Alleged error in denying a motion for new trial, made on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the law and the evidence, cannot be reviewed, where the record contains no statement of facts.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. § 2947; Dec. Dig. § 1097. ]
On Motion for Rehearing.
7. Perjury (§ 11 ) — Material Facts Sworn to.
To constitute perjury, it is not necessary-that the particular fact sworn to should be immediately material to the issue; when the incidental matter is calculated to incline the jury to give more credit to the substantial fact, it will sustain a conviction of perjury, if willfully false.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Perjury, Cent. Dig. §§ 38-54; Dec. Dig. § 11. ] .
8. Criminal Law (§ 1064*) — Appeal—Motion . for New Trial — Necessity.
Objections to the charge, not made a ground of motion for new trial, will not be considered on appeal.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 2676-2684; Dec. Dig. § 1064. ]
Appeal from District Court, Jackson County; John M. Green, Judge.
Ross Frazier was convicted of perjury, and he appeals.
Affirmed.
John O. Rowlett and Dupree & Pool, for appellant. C. E. Lane, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.
For other cases see same topic and section NUMBER in Dec. Dig. & Am. Dig. Key No. Series & Rep’r Indexes

Opinion:
HARPER, J.
Appellant was charged by indictment with the offense of perjury in the district court of Jackson county, Tex. On a trial he was convicted and sentenced to a two-year term in the penitentiary.
The Assistant Attorney General has filed a motion to strike out the statement of facts sent up as a part of the record. The statement of facts was filed more than 30 days after the adjournment of court, and, upon application requesting further time, the judge of the court entered an order refusing an extension of time. This is a matter within his discretion, and the motion of the Assistant Attorney General is sustained.
Complaint is made of the action of the court in overruling the application for a continuance. The only ground set out in the motion is that appellant had not employed his counsel until the day of trial, and his attorney had not had time to prepare the case for trial, and that he has a defense, even if it is only in mitigation of the offense. Appellant had been arrested in April and bound over to the grand jury. His case was not called for trial until the 3d day of October. The jury assessed the minimum punishment, and, if his defense was only in mitigation of punishment, we cannot see in what way he was injured. The court did not err in overruling the motion.
Appellant in his brief says: "We are aware of the provisions of article 723 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended March 12, 1897 (Acts 25th Leg. c. 21), and the many decisions of the court construing the same, and only hope for a reversal of this case upon errors which are fundamental, unless the fourth and- sixth sections of the motion for a new trial meet the requirements of law."
We have carefully examined the indictment, charge of the court, judgment, and sentence, and find no fundamental error. The fourth and sixth grounds of the motion for a new trial read as follows: "Fourth. Because the court refused to give in charge the charge asked for by defendant defining what constituted 'a statement deliberately made.' " "Sixth. Because, for the reasons assigned above, the verdict was contrary to the law and the evidence." The special charge referred to in the fourth ground of the motion for a new trial is as follows: "A false statement made through inadvertence, or under agitation, or by mistake, is not perjury. Among the ingredients essential to constitute perjury, the false statement assigned must have been made deliberately and willfully. His mind must have been deliberate. He must have made the false statement deliberately and willfully. To this extent the offense of perjury involves tue condition and status of the mind of the accused. And unless you believe from the evidence, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant made the statement alleged to have been made, deliberately and willfully, and not through inadvertence, or under agitation, or by mistake, you will find the defendant not guilty." This charge is indorsed: "Given." "Refused." So it would be difficult for us to determine whether it was given or refused, but take it for granted that it was refused. This court has uniformly held that, in the absence of a statement of facts, it will be presumed that the court gave in charge the law and all the law applicable to the facts in evidence. Wright v. State, 37 Tex. Cr. R. 146, 38 S. W. 1004. In addition to this, the court, in his main charge, gave everything in this special charge, saying: "Perjury is a false statement, either verbal or written, deliberately and willfully made, relating to something past or present, under the sanction of an oath, where such oath is legally administered, under circumstances in which an oath is required by law or is necessary for the prosecution or defense of any private right or for the ends of public justice. A false statement made through inadvertence or under agitation or by mistake is not perjury. 'Willful,' as used in the definition of this offense, is that the act must be committed with an evil intent, with legal malice, without reasonable ground for believing the act to be lawful and without legal justification." And the jury were told that, before they would find the defendant guilty, they must find he deliberately and willfully made a false statement, knowing it to be false. The court did not err in failing to give the special charge, if it was not given. The court defined the words "deliberate" and "willful" in the above-quoted paragraph. Steber v. State, 23 Tex. App. 170, 4 S. W. 880.
The other ground, the sixth, we can hardly consider. There are no facts in the record. Therefore we must presume the verdict is in accordance with the evidence, and in the absence of a statement of facts, where the indictment charges an offense, and the judge submits that offense to the jury in his charge, we cannot say the verdict is contrary to the law.
The judgment is affirmed.