Case Name: SMITH v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1926-01-20
Citations: 280 S.W. 813
Docket Number: No. 9473
Parties: SMITH v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 280
Pages: 813–815

Head Matter:
SMITH v. STATE.
(No. 9473.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Jan. 20, 1926.
Rehearing Denied March 3, 1926.)
Ponder & Perrél, of Roby, and T. Vard Woodruff, of Sweetwater, for appellant.
Sam D. Stinson, State’s Atty., of Austin, and Nat Gentry, Jr., Asst. State’s Atty., of Tyler, for the State.

Opinion:
MORROW, P. J.
The offense is the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of two years. The consideration of the purported statement of facts is not authorized, for the reason that it is void of verification by the trial judge. A certificate of approval by the trial judge is essential. Article 760, C. C. P. 1925. In the absence of a statement of facts, we are not able to appraise the bill of exceptions complaining of the denial of the motion for a continuance.
The judgment is affirmed.