Case Name: WHEAT v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1915-10-13
Citations: 181 S.W. 455
Docket Number: No. 3606
Parties: WHEAT v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 181
Pages: 455–455

Head Matter:
WHEAT v. STATE.
(No. 3606.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Oct. 13, 1915.)
Chimin An Law <&wkey;1101 — Appeal anb Ekbob —Record on Appeal — Statement op Facts.
Where a criminal case was tried March 10, 1915, and properly appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals, wherein the transcript, which contained no statement of facts, was filed on the 18th of May, and the county judge’s attention was called to the omission, whereupon he, on the 9th of June, prepared and certified a statement of facts, which was filed in the Court of Criminal Appeals on the 14th of June, appellant used all the diligence required to obtain such statement, and was deprived thereof without his fault, entitling him to a reversal.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. § 3204; Dec. Dig. <&wkey;>1101.]
Appeal from Angelina County Court; John F. Robinson, Judge.
B. C. Wheat was convicted of crime, and he appeals.
Reversed on rehearing and remanded.
I. D. Fairchild, of Lufkin, for appellant. C. C. McDonald, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

Opinion:
PRENDERGAST, P. J.
In the original consideration of this ease it was with considerable hesitancy we concluded to consider, and did at all consider, the statement of facts filed herein. Appellant, in his motion for rehearing, earnestly attacks the statement of facts as incorrect, which was at such a late date prepared by the judge, and at his direction, some time after the case had been appealed and the transcript on file here, had a certified copy thereof sent up.
The case was tried March 10, 1915. It was properly appealed here, and the transcript therein filed in this court on May 18, 1915. It then contained no statement of facts. It seems that the county judge's attention was later called thereto, and on June 9th, fully 90 days after the case was tried, he for the first time then prepared and filed what he certifies to be the evidence on the trial. 1-Ie had .a certified copy thereof made and sent to this court, which was filed herein on June 14th. It has been the uniform holding of this court that when an appellant uses all diligence to obtain a statement of facts, and is deprived thereof without his fault, that, of itself, entitles him to a reversal of the case. Haak v. State, 60 Tex. Cr. R. 366, 132 S. W. 358, where many of the earlier cases are collated. This has been the holding of the court even down to the present time. Upon a reconsideration of the matter, we think it is with certainty shown that appellant used all the diligence that the law required of him to obtain a statement of facts, and that he was deprived thereof without any fault on his part.
The judgment of affirmance and original opinion is therefore set aside, a rehearing granted, and the judgment is ordered reversed, and the cause remanded, and the original opinion is withdrawn.