Case Name: STAHA v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1914-01-07
Citations: 162 S.W. 521
Docket Number: 
Parties: STAHA v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 162
Pages: 521–522

Head Matter:
STAHA v. STATE.
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Jan. 7, 1914.)
1. Criminal Law (§ 1099*) — Appeal—Record— Statements of Fact — Time eor Filing.
On appeal from a conviction for petty theft, in the county court, a statement of facts filed more than 20 days after the adjournment of the court could not be considered.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 2866-2880; Dec. Dig. § 1099.*]
2. Names (§ 16*) — Idem Sonans.
A variance between a complaint for petty theft which alleged the owner’s name to be “Hanik” and the information which alleged the name to be “Hanak” was immaterial, since the two names were idem sonans; and hence a motion to quash the complaint and information was properly overruled, and evidence that the owner was not known as “Hanik” was properly excluded.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Names, Cent. Dig. §§ 4, 12-14; Dec. Dig. § 16.*]
Appeal from Lavaca County Court; P. H. Green, Judge.
Jim Staha was convicted of petty theft, and he appeals.
Affirmed.
C. E. Lane, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

Opinion:
PRENDERGAST, P. J.
Appellant appeals from a conviction for petty theft. The statement of facts was filed more than 20 days after the adjournment of the court, and cannot, therefore, be considered. Durham v. State, 155 S. W. 222, and De Friend v. State, 153 S. W. 881.
The only question we can consider without a statement of facts is appellant's motion to quash the complaint and information. His motion to quash is that the complaint alleged the ownership of the stolen property in "V. A. Hanik" or "V..A. Hanek," when the information alleges the name to be "V. A. Hanak." The complaint and information copied in the record in every instance shows that the name was spelled exactly the same way, "V. A. Hanak." This matter was all before the court below, and the pdpers before him. He overruled the motion to quash. There is a bill of exceptions in the record, in which it is complained that the appellant was not permitted to prove by the witness Hanak before tbe jury that he was not known as "Hanik," claiming that that was the way his name was spelled in the complaint. The state objected to this, because it was a matter the jury had nothing to do with, and the court had already passed upon the question. The court sustained the state's objection. In no event is any error shown in this matter, because the names "Hanak" and "Hanik" are idem sonans. Gentry v. State, 62 Tes. Cr. R. 497, 137 S. W. 696; American, etc., v. Rodriquez, 145 S. W. 654; Smith v. State, 63 Tex. Cr. R. 185, 140 S. W. 1096.
The judgment is affirmed.