Case Name: RIVERS v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1913-03-26
Citations: 155 S.W. 224
Docket Number: 
Parties: RIVERS v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 155
Pages: 224–225

Head Matter:
RIVERS v. STATE.
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
March 26, 1913.)
1. Criminal Law (§ 1097 ) — Review — Instructions — Statement oe Facts.
Where there is no statement of facts, the appellate court cannot consider whether a requested instruction was properly refused or not.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 2862, 2864, 2926, 2934, 2988, 2939, 2941, 2942, 2947; Dec. Dig. § 1097. ]
2. Criminal Law (§ 1097 ) — Review—Statement oe Facts.
The question as to the sufficiency of the evidence to warrant a conviction cannot be reviewed, in the absence of a statement of facts.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 2862, 2864, 2926, 2934, 2938, 2939, 2941, 2942, 2947; Dec. Dig. § 1097. ]
Appeal from Dallas County Court, at Law; W. F. Whitehurst, Judge.
Ed Rivers was convicted of crime, and he appeals.
Affirmed.
C. E. Lane, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.
For other cases see same topic and section NUMBER in Dec. Dig. & Ain. Dig. Key-No. Series & Rep’r Indexes

Opinion:
DAVIDSON, P. J.
This appeal is prosecuted from a conviction for carrying on and about the person a pistol.
The record is before us without a statement of facts or bills of exception. Appellant asked the following instruction: "You are further instructed that if you find and believe from the evidence that the defendant on the day charged redeemed his pistol at a pawnshop in the city of Dallas for the purpose of carrying it to his home, or in case you have a reasonable doubt as to this, you will acquit him." This was refused by the court. We might pass this with the statement that, the evidence not being, before us, we are unable to ascertain whether the charge was applicable to the facts or not; but we suppose that, inasmuch as the court gave a similar charge, the facts did suggest the issue. The court gave this instruction to the jury in this connection: "You are further instructed that if you find and believe from the evidence that the defendant on that date took said pistol out of the pawnshop, and was taking said pistol directly to his home, or if you have a reasonable doubt there, then you will acquit the defendant." This is substantially the charge requested by appellant, the difference being tbe court confined the jury to taking the pistol directly to his home, whereas that phase of the evidence, if raised, was not included in appellant's, refused instruction. In any event, the facts not being before us,' we are unable to revise the matter intelligently, and for this reason the judgment will not be reversed.
The motion for new trial, in addition to the refusal of the court to give the requested instruction, also suggests the evidence is insufficient. This cannot be revised, in the absence of the statement of facts.
As the record is presented, the judgment will be affirmed.