Case Name: GOODE v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1914-12-09
Citations: 171 S.W. 714
Docket Number: No. 3347
Parties: GOODE v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 171
Pages: 714–714

Head Matter:
GOODE v. STATE.
(No. 3347.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Dec. 9, 1914.)
1. Criminal Daw (§ 769 ) — Misdemeanor Cases — Instructions.
In a misdemeanor case, the court need not charge the jury.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 1803-1806; Dec. Dig. § 769. ]
2. Criminal Law (§ 804 ) — Trial—Charge.
While in misdemeanor cases the court need not charge the jury, yet, if he does so, the charge should be submitted to counsel for inspection.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 1948-1957; Dec. Dig. § 804. ]
3. Criminal Law (§ 1163 ) — 1Triaj>—Instruc-tions — Errors.
In a misdemeanor case, where the court charged the jury but did not submit the charge to counsel, errors assigned by counsel when he did see the charge will be considered on appeal, but a mere assignment of- error complaining of the court’s failure to submit the charge before it was given cannot be considered where no error therein was pointed out.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 3090-3099; Dec. Dig. § 1163. ]
4. Criminal Law (§ 829 ) — Trial—Instructions.
The refusal of requested charges covered by those given is not error.
. [Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. § 2011; Dec. Dig. § 829. ]
Appeal from Franklin County Court; J, J. Walker, Judge.
Claude Goode was convicted of unlawfully carrying a pistol, and lie appeals.
Affirmed.
L. W. Davidson, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.-
C. E. Lane, Asst. -Atty. Gen., for the State.
For other cases see same topic and section NUMBER in Dec. Dig. & Am. Dig. Key-No. Series & Rep’r Indexes

Opinion:
HARPER, J.
Appellant was convicted of unlawfully carrying a pistol, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $100.
There were no exceptions reserved to the evidence adduced on the trial of the case, and none to the charge of the court as given. Appellant on the motion for new trial raises the issue that the charge was not submitted to his counsel for inspection prior to the time it was read to the jury, and introduced evidence to prove that fact, and the evidence shows it to be a fact; but it further shows that appellant had it while the case was being argued, and -during the time he was presenting his argument to the jury. In a misdemeanor case the court is not required to charge the jury; but, if he does do so, wa think it would be the better practice to submit the charge to counsel for inspection, and in this case he should have done so. And as he did not do so, if, when appellant did see the charge, and had an opportunity to point out any error therein, if error there be, counsel for appellant had pointed out any error to the court, we would consider such assignments of error. But when the charge was given to appellant's counsel, he pointed out no error therein, nor in the motion for new trial does he point out any error, nor complain that the charge is erroneous in any respect, but only claims that the court erred in failing to submit-the charge to him before reading it. Under such circumstances, as appellant did not even in the motion for new trial attempt to point out any error in the charge, the matter does not present reversible error.
Appellant does complain of the failure of the court to give the special charges requested. The first two are fully covered by the charge of the court, while the third is a request for peremptory instructions. This, the court did not err in refusing, for Miss Sanders swears positively she saw appellant with a pistol on the occasion alleged in the information.
The judgment is affirmed.