Case Name: LORD v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1914-02-25
Citations: 164 S.W. 1021
Docket Number: 
Parties: LORD v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 164
Pages: 1021–1022

Head Matter:
LORD v. STATE.
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Feb. 25, 1914.
Rehearing Denied April 1, 1914.)
1. Criminal Law (§§ 921, 1090 ) — Appeal —• Grounds op Review — Objections to Evidence.
Objections to the" admission of evidence cannot be made for the first time in the motion for a new trial, but must be made at the trial when it is offered and verified, by bills of exceptions signed by the trial judge.
TEd. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 2206-2209, 2663, 2789,2803-2822, 2826-2827, 2927, 2928, 2948, 3204; Dec. Dig. §§ 921, 1090. ]
2. Criminal Law (§ 1106 ) — Appeal—Transfer op Cause — Filing Transcript.
Since, in criminal cases, it is the duty of the clerk, and not the attorney, to file the transcript in the appellate court, the appeal will be considered, though not filed in time, if the delay was not due to the negligence of the attorney; but, where the failure of the clerk to file in time was due to the failure of the attorney to perfect the record in the lower court in the time allowed by law, it will not be considered.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 2899-2S92; Dec. Dig. § 1106. ]
Appeal from Criminal District Court, Dallas County; W. L. Crawford, Jr., Judge.
Frank Lord was convicted of arson, and be appeals.
Affirmed.
■ W. W. Neling; of Dallas, for appellant. C. E. Lane, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.
For other oases see same topic and section NUMBER in Dec. Dig. & Am. Dig. Key-No. Series & Rep’r Indexes

Opinion:
HARPER, J.
Appellant was prosecuted and convicted of arson, and Ms punishment assessed at 12 years in the penitentiary.
Appellant, in his motion for a new trial, complains that evidence was adduced on the trial that was inadmissible, but also admits that no objection was urged to it at the time of its introduction. Such matters cannot be presented for the first time in the motion for a new trial, but must be verified by bills of exception, signed by the trial judge; and reserving an exception to the action of the trial judge in overruling Ms motion for a new trial do not present such matters in a way we can review them. It may be, as contended by counsel in his able argument before this court, that an injustice has been done in this case; but evidently the trial judge did not think so, for he heard and saw all that took place, and it was his opinion that the motion for a new trial-should be overruled. Before we -can review the action of the trial judge in refusing to grant a new trial, the record must be presented to us in accordance with the rules of law as prescribed by the Legislature. The term of court at which appellant was tried began on July 7th and adjourned on October 4, 1913. Appellant was tried September 8th, and his motion for a new trial overruled on September 27, 1913. It is thus seen that the term of court at which appellant was tried lasted more than 8 weeks. The law which authorizes the filing of statement of facts and bills of exception after term time, and the granting of additional time by the trial judge, provides that, if the term of court may continue more than 8 weeks, the statement of facts and bills of exceptions shall be filed within 30 days after final judgm'ent shall be rendered, unless further time is granted by the court, and the court is not authorized to grant time wMch will delay the filing of the transcript in the appellate court within the time prescribed by law. Section 7, e. 119, Acts 32d Legislature.
The law requires transcripts in civil cases to be filed within 90 days, and the Code of Criminal Procedure provides that transcripts shall be filed in this court within the time prescribed in civil cases. Articles 934, 935, 931, 929, C. C. P.
Thus it can be seen that while in both civil and criminal cases, the trial court may grant additional time to file statements of facts and bills of exception, he cannot grant more time than would enable the clerk of the court to prepare and file the record in the appellate court within the time fixed by law. In civil cases the law requires the attorney to file the transcript in the appellate court, and, unless filed within the 90 days, the appeal is dismissed, unless good cause is shown why it was not filed within that time. In criminal cases the law does not make it the duty.of the attorney to file the tránscript in tMs court, but makes it the duty of the clerk. Therefore we do not dismiss the case' if not filed within the time fixed by law, because the appellant would not be at fault — -it would be the negligence of the clerk. But the law does make it the duty of the appellant to perfect Ms record in the trial court within the time fixed by law, and this duty he must comply with. If he perfects his record in the trial court in time, it will be considered, regardless of the time in which the transcript may be filed by the clerk. But if he does not perfect his record witMn the time fixed by law, then it is Ms laches or negligence, and the law does not authorize us to excuse tMs conduct, unless good cause be shown. In this case no reason is shown why the record was not perfected in the trial court within the time fixed by law. Therefore we cannot consider the statement of facts and bills of exception.
There is a question raised as to whether the trial court granted certain extension of time; but this need not be considered for, if the trial judge granted the extension as contended by appellant, the bills nor the statement of facts were not filed within 90 days from the entry of final judgment in this cause, and the trial judge could not grant more time than that under the law.
No question is raised in the motion for a new trial we can consider in the absence of a statement of facts and bills of exception; therefore the judgment is affirmed.