Case Name: DANIELS v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1923-03-14
Citations: 249 S.W. 223
Docket Number: No. 7576
Parties: DANIELS v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 249
Pages: 223–223

Head Matter:
DANIELS v. STATE.
(No. 7576.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
March 14, 1923.)
1. Criminal law <©=>598(2) — Refusal of continuance for absent witnesses, when diligence to secure attendance not shown, not error.
The refusal of a motion for continuance for absent witnesses, where due diligence on the part of movant to secure their attendance was not shown, held not error.
2. Criminal law <®=>74l_(l), 742(1) — Credibility of witness and sufficiency of testimony for jury.
The question of the credibility of a witness and of the sufficiency of his testimony is for the jury.
Appeal from District Court, Brazoria County; M. ,S. Munson, Judge.
. Tom Daniels was convicted of selling intoxicating. liquor, and he appeals.
Affirmed.
A. E. & Carlos B. Master son, of Angleton, for appellant.
R. G. Storey, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

Opinion:
LATTIMORE, J.
Appellant was convicted in the district court of Brazoria county of selling intoxicating liquor, and his punishment fixed at one year in the penitentiary.
The record contains two bills of exception. One presents the refusal of a continuance. There was absolutely no diligence shown in regard to the two.absent witnesses* One of them was alleged, to reside in Harris county and the other in Brazoria county. The indictment was presented in February, 1922. The date of the'arrest'of appellant is not shown. His first subpoena for said witnesses was issued on the 9th of September, 1922. The subpoena for the Harris county' witness was returned September 18th, not executed, and the subpoena for the. Brazoria county witness was returned on the 23d of September, not executed. The record shows that this case was called for trial on September 30th and postponed until October 3d. No alias process was procured or issued for said absent witnesses after the return of the pro-| cess above mentioned, nor after the postponement of the trial as above stated. This is too clearly a lack of diligence to need further discussion.
The other bill of exceptions is to the refusal of appellant's motion for a new trial and presents no error.
The state's testimony positively affirmed a sale of liquor to the party named in the indictment at or about the time therein set forth. The question of the credibility of the witness and of the sufficiency of his testimony was for the jury, and they have decided the issue against appellant.
No error appearing, an affirmance is or: dered.
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