Court Opinion

ID: 3927211
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2016-07-06 09:53:11.465184+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:42:59.309445
License: Public Domain

Appellant insists that his Bill of Exception No. 1, being the only one, is understandable without the presence of a statement of facts. Possibly that may be correct. However, we find from the court's qualification of the bill that appellant, during the trial of his case, became ill; that the trial was halted and a physician was summoned, who treated the appellant. The physician then informed the court that appellant had suffered an epileptic attack and that it would be three hours before he would be in a condition to proceed with the trial. Thereupon the judge adjourned court until the following morning at nine o'clock. When the court convened the following morning, appellant appeared therein and sat with his attorney until the arguments had been closed, apparently in as good a condition as he was prior to such attack. At no time was any testimony offered that he was not able to proceed with the trial on May 29, 1946. This attack took place at about 3:30 or 4:00 o'clock, P. M., on May 28, 1946, at which time the trial of this cause was passed until the next morning. A motion to declare a mistrial was filed after the conclusion of the testimony, whereupon the same was postponed until the following morning, and the failure of the trial court to grant such mistrial is the basis of this bill.
We see no error shown in said bill, and the motion will therefore be overruled.