Case Name: George Griffin v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1930-06-18
Citations: 115 Tex. Crim. 306
Docket Number: No. 13470
Parties: George Griffin v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 115
Pages: 306–307

Head Matter:
George Griffin v. The State.
No. 13470.
Delivered June 18, 1930.
Reported in 29 S. W. (2d) 790.
The opinion state the case.
King, Mahaffey & Wheeler and C. Everett Bryson, all of Texarkana, for appellant.
A. A. Dawson, State’s Attorney, of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
HAWKINS, Judge.
Conviction is for transporting intoxicating liquor, punishment being one year in the penitentiary.
The evidence shows conclusively that appellant transported the liquor. It was his claim that he was taking it to a sick woman to be used by her for medicinal purposes. This issue was fairly submitted and the jury settled it against appellant.
In the motion for new trial appellant averred that the jury had separated during the trial. Upon the hearing of the motion evi dence was heard upon the point. It is brought forward in a question and answer statement of facts. In this form it can not be considered. Section 3 of Article 760 C. C. P.; Jacobs v. State, 92 Tex. Cr. R. 253, 242 S. W. 232; Jenkins v. State, 93 Tex Cr. R. 375, 247 S. W. 861; Fenton v. State, 93 Tex. Cr. R. 366, 248 S. W. 363.
The judgment is affirmed.
Affirmed.