Case Name: DODSON v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1922-11-01
Citations: 244 S.W. 601
Docket Number: No. 6917
Parties: DODSON v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 244
Pages: 601–602

Head Matter:
DODSON v. STATE.
(No. 6917.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Nov 1, 1922.)
1. Criminal law-&wkey;1090(8) — Alleged errors in reception of evidence not reviewable, in absence of bill of exceptions.
In the absence of bills of exception, alleged errors in reception of evidence cannot be -reviewed.
2. Criminal law &wkey;l 122(4) — Instructions not reviewed, in absence of facts showing relevancy.
In the absence of the facts proven, the relevancy of special'charges requested cannot be known to the Court of Criminal Appeals.
3. Criminal law &wkey;949(2)— Motion for new trial because jury was guilty of misconduct, deficient where not sworn to.
Motion for new trial, on ground that jury were guilty of misconduct, is deficient where not sworn to by appellant or any other person, but merely signed by attorneys.
4. Criminal law <&wkey;>949(2) — Where matters extrinsic the record are presented as ground for new trial, motion should be verified.
.Where matters extrinsic the record are presented as ground for new trial, the motion should be verified.
Appeal from Ochiltree County Court; J. M. Grigsby, Judge.
F. Dodson was convicted of unlawfully carrying a pistol,” and he appeals.
Judgment, affirmed.
S.J. Allen, Co. Atty., of Perryton, and R. G. Storey, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

Opinion:
HAWKINS, J.
Conviction is for unlawfully carrying . a pistol. Punishment, fine of $100.
No statement of facts or bills of exception appear in tbe record. Complaint is made in tbe motion for new trial of tbe failure to give certain special charges requested by appellant. In absence of tbe facts proven tbe relevancy, or otherwise, of tbe special charges cannot be known to us. Alleged errors in tbe admission and rejection of evidence cannot be reviewed in the absence of bills of exception, properly bringing them forward.
Complaint is also made in tbe motion for new trial that tbe jury was guilty of misconduct. Tbe motion is not sworn to, by appellant or any other person, merely being signed by the attorneys. In this respect the motion is deficient. Where matters extrinsic tbe record are sought to be presented as ground for new, trial, tbe motion should be verified. Bryant v. State, 69 Tex. Cr. R. 457, 153 S. W. 1156; Brice v. State, 72 Tex. Cr. R. 219, 162 S. W. 874.
Tbe judgment must be affirmed.