Case Name: BOYD v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1931-05-06
Citations: 39 S.W.2d 55
Docket Number: No. 14181
Parties: BOYD v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 39
Pages: 55–57

Head Matter:
BOYD v. STATE.
No. 14181.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
May 6, 1931.
Rehearing Granted May 27, 1931.
Taylor & Irwin, of Dallas, for appellant.
Lloyd W. Davidson, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
CHRISTIAN, J.
The offense is unlawfully selling morphine; the punishment, a fine of $100 and confinement in jail for 365 days.
The term of court at which appellant was convicted may by law continue more than 8 weeks, and did continue fro-m the 1st day of September, 1930, until the 1st day of November, 1930, which was approximately 9 weeks. The trial court entered an order granting appellant 10 days in addition to the time allowed by law in which to prepare and file his bills of exception and statement of facts. This being a misdemeanor case and the term of court having continued more than 8 weeks, appellant was entitled under the law to 30 days after final judgment in, which to file his statement of facts and bills of exception.' Subdivision 5 of article 760, O. 0. P. Including tbe 10 days' additional time allowed by tbe. court, appellant bad 40 days after final judgment in wbieb to file tbe bills of exception and statement of facts. Tbe record discloses that said instruments were filed more than 40 days after final judgment. This was too late. See Stewart v. State, 108 Tex. Cr. R. 661, 2 S.W.(2d) 440; Elbury v. State (Tex. Cr. App.) 25 S.W.(2d) 846.
Tbe judgment is affirmed.
PER CURIAM.
Tbe foregoing opinion of tbe Commission of Appeals has been examined by the judges of tbe Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by tbe court.