Case Name: Ennis Howell v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1923-06-06
Citations: 95 Tex. Crim. 583
Docket Number: No. 7779
Parties: Ennis Howell v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 95
Pages: 583–585

Head Matter:
Ennis Howell v. The State.
No. 7779.
Decided June 6, 1923.-
Rehearing denied October 31, 1923.
1. —Selling Intoxicating Liquor — Statement of Facts — Bills of Exception.
Where the statement of facts and bills of exception were filed too late, they cannot be considered on appeal. However, if considered there appears no reversible error.
2. —Same—Continuance—Discretion of Court.
Where the overruling of the application for a continuance showed no abuse of discretion on the part of the court, there is no reversible error.
3. —Same—Jury and Jury Law — Impartial Jury.
Where, in two other cases against the defendant, for different offenses the jury where instructed to acquit, there was no error to impanel the twelve men as jurors who had sat as jurors in the other cases. Following Arnold v. State, 38 Texas Crim. Rep., 1, and other cases.
4. —Same—General Reputation.
It is not legitimate to prove as original testimony that one accused of selling whisky bears the reputation of a bootlegger. However, the bill of exceptions being insufficient the matter cannot be reviewed, and there is no reversible error.
Appeal from the District Court of Ellis. Tried below before the Honorable W. L. Harding.
Appeal from a conviction of selling intoxicating liquor; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiaty.
The ODinion states the case.
Clyde F. Winn for appellant.
R. G. Storey, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.

Opinion:
LATTIMORE, Judge.
— Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Ellis County of selling intoxicating liquor, and his punishment fixed at two years in the penitentiary.
The record is before us without statement of facts.. The trial term of0the court below adjourned December 2, 1922, an order having been entered granting appellant sixty days in which to file bills of exception and statement of facts. The bills of exception were filed on March 3, .1923. There was no order extending the time. The bills of exception were filed too late to be considered by us.
The indictment appearing to sufficiently charge the offense, and there being no error apparent in the record, an affirmance will be ordered.
Affirmed.