Case Name: Tom McGee v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1916-01-12
Citations: 78 Tex. Crim. 636
Docket Number: No. 3889
Parties: Tom McGee v. The State.
Judges: DAYIDSON, Judge, not present at consultation.
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 78
Pages: 636–638

Head Matter:
Tom McGee v. The State.
No. 3889.
Decided January 12, 1916.
Rehearing denied February 2, 1916.
1. — Assault to Murder — Statement of Facts — Bills of Exception.
Where the statement of facts and hills of exception were not filed in the lower court until more than ninety days after notice of appeal was given (the court continuing in session for more than eight weeks), the same must he stricken out on motion of the State. Following Demarco v. State, 75 Texas Crim. Kep., 529, 178 S. W. Kep., 1024.
2. — Same—Motion for Rehearing — Affidavit—Want of Diligence — Statement of Facts.
Where appellant’s motion for rehearing to which he attached an afiidavit seeking to show diligence in having filed his statement of facts and bills of exception within the time allowed by law and the order of the court, showed such lack of diligence that under no authority this court could consider the same, the motion for rehearing must be overruled; however, if these papers were considered, there was no reversible error. Following Laws v. State, 73 Texas Crim. Rep., 286.
3. — Same—Trial Judge — Statement of Facts — Bills of Exception.
The judge who tried the ease is the one who must approve the statement of facts and bills of exception, and where the regular judge of the district exchanged with another judge of another district who tried the case, the regu •lar judge could not approve these papers, hollowing Richardson v. State, 71 Texas Crim. Rep., 111.
Appeal from the District Court of Tarrant. Tried below before the Hon. W. J. Oxford.
Appeal from a conviction of assault with intent to murder; penahy, three and one-half years imprisonment in the penitentiary. .
The opinion states the case.
Walter A. Nelson, for appellant.
G. 0. McDonald, Assistant Attorney General, for the. State.

Opinion:
PEENDEEGAST, PRESIDING Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for an assault with intent to murder.
By law the term of court at which he was convicted could continue in session for more than eight weeks, and, as a matter of fact, as the record shows, was in session full three months. The court overruled his motion for a new trial on September 2, 1915, and then sentenced him, at which time he gave notice of appeal to this court ; all of which was then duly entered. The statement of facts and bills of exception herein were not filed until more than ninety days after that time. Hence, the Assistant Attorney General's motion to strike out and not consider the bills of exceptions and statement of facts must be sustained. Demarco v. State, 75 Texas Crim. Rep., 529, 178 S. W. Rep., 1024. This has been held many times. There is nothing in the absence of these which can be reviewed.
The judgment is, therefore, affirmed.
Affirmed.