Case Name: LEWIS v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1927-11-30
Citations: 1 S.W.2d 638
Docket Number: No. 11220
Parties: LEWIS v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 1
Pages: 638–639

Head Matter:
LEWIS v. STATE.
(No. 11220.)
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Nov. 30, 1927.
Rehearing Granted Jan. 11, 1928.
Henderson & Bolin, of Daingerfield, for appellant.
A. A. Dawson, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
LATTIMORE, J.
Conviction for possessing equipment for the manufacture of intoxicating liquor; punishment, one year in the Penitentiary.
The facts seem amply sufficient to support .the judgment. A complete still, mash, etc., were found near appellant's house. A well-beaten trail led from the residence down to the still. Evidence of the possession of the finished product was found in and around outhouses on appellant's place. The case was submitted to the jury on the theory of circumstantial evidence. >
There are two bills of exception in the record, neither of which can be considered because filed too late. The trial term of the court below adjourned May 7, 1927. The order overruling appellant's motion for new trial granted him "the statutory period to prepare and file statement of facts and bills of exception." The statutory period for filing bills of exception is 30 days after the adjournment of court. See article 760, 1925 C. G. P. No order extending said time appears in the record. Said two bills of exception were filed July 19, 1927. This was more than 30 days after the adjournment of court. Said bills cannot be considered.
Finding no error in the record, the judgment will be affirmed.