Case Name: SPARKS v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1924-11-12
Citations: 271 S.W. 631
Docket Number: No. 8190
Parties: SPARKS v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 271
Pages: 631–632

Head Matter:
SPARKS v. STATE.
(No. 8190.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
November 12, 1924.
Rehearing Denied May 13, 1925.)
1. Crimina! law <&wkey;>l092(I3) — Bill of excep- ■ tions not signed by trial judge cannot be considered.
Bill of exceptions not signed by trial judge cannot be considered.
2. Indictment and information <&wkey;l32(5)— State fteid not required to elect as to counts relating to one transaction presented in its different phases.
State held not required to elect as to counts in indictment for robbery relating to one transaction presented in its different phases.
3. Criminal law &wkey;l09l (I I) — Bills of exception in question and answer form not considered.
Bills of exception in question and answer form will not be considered by Court of Criminal Appeals.
On Motion for Rehearing.
4. Robbery <&wkey;7 — That accused did not talk much in connection with threats to victim of robbery held not to relieve him from guilt.
That accused did not talk much in connection with threats of injury to victim of robbery held not to relieve him from guilt, where he participated in the criminal transaction.
5. Criminal law <&wkey;l09l (2) — Court not required to look through statement of facts to ascertain correctness of statement of grounds of objection in bill of exceptions.
Court of Criminal Appeals is not required to look through statement of facts to ascertain correctness of statement of grounds of objection in bill of exceptions, but must find from the bill itself that which explains the error of the matter complained of.
6. Criminal law &wkey;l 119(5) — Alleged improper discussion of jury in jury room not considered when bill does not show irrelevancy.
Alleged improper discussion of jury in jury room cannot be considered where bill of exceptions does not disclose that discussion was not germane to. testimony heard on the trial.
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Appeal from District Court, Clay County; Paul Donald, Judge.
R. M. (Bob) Sparks was convicted of robbery, and be appeals.
Affirmed.
C. O. Taylor and H. M. Muse, both of Wichita Falls, for appellant.
Tom Garrard, State’s Atty., and Grover C. Morris, Asst. State’s Atty., both of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
BATTIMORE, J.
Appellant was convicted in the district court of Clay county of robbery, and his punishment fixed at two years in the penitentiary.
One Foreman' claimed that'appellant, Morris,' and Fuller, by threatening him with personal injury and injury to his property, took from him $300 in money, and the facts in the record support the conclusion of. guilt reached by the jury. Foreman testified that on the occasion in question Morris threatened to do him harm, and told him that his head would come off, if he did not pay them the $300, and appellant told him that they would poison his stock if he did not pay said money. Foreman got the money and delivered it to appellant.
There is a bill of exceptions set out in a supplemental transcript complaining of the refusal of the court to quash the indictment. The bill is not signed by the learned trial judge, and therefore cannot be considered.
The bill of exceptions complaining of the refusal of the motion to require the state to elect presents no error. The different counts in the indictment related to but one transaction, and presented but different phases of said transaction. There could be but one conviction, judgment and sentence growing out of everything that was done and said at said time and place; and in such case it is not necessary that the state elect. Many authorities will be found collated on page 233 of Mr. Branch's Annotated Penal Code sustaining this proposition.
There is a bill of exceptions complaining of misconduct on the part of the jury, but an examination of the bill fails to show that what was said in the jury room was not part and parcel of a proper discussion of the evidence heard during the trial. The bill consists of the reproduction of the testimony of some of the jurors, but sets out nowhere any other facts to show how or in what manner said discussion was aside from the record or foreign to the testimony heard by the court on the trial. The trial judge heard these jurors testify, and decided the issue against appellant's contention. We do not believe he abused his discretion in the matter.
Bills of exception Nos. 3, 3a, 4, 6, and 7 are in question and answer form, and cannot therefore, be considered by us.
This disposes of the complaints appearing in the record, and being of opinion that no reversible error is shown, and that the evidence supports the judgment, an affirmance will be ordered.