Legal Opinion

Lavarre v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 1, 1877Published

Appeal from the .District Court of Hill. Tried below before the Hon. D. M. Prekdergast. The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.

What purports to be a statement of the facts in this case is not signed, approved, or certified to by the judge. We are, therefore, to consider the case as one in which there is no statement of facts. Brooks v. The State, decided at the present term (not reported). And, under the uniform practice which has always obtained in this state, where there is no statement of facts the inquiry on appeal will be limited to ascertain whether or not the indictment will sustain the charge and the finding of the jury. See Robert Talley v. The State, just decided, and authorities "there collated and cited.

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Martinez v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1874

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