Legal Opinion

Drayton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 29, 1939No. 20,629Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

KRUEGER, Judge.

Appellant, in his motion for rehearing, has convinced us that his bills of exception should be considered. The showing made, supported by affidavits and other documents, leads us to the conclusion that the failure to file them within the original 60 days granted by the court was not due to any want of diligence on his part and that the subsequent extension of an additional 30 days (in which the court failed to include bills of exceptions) was not due to negligence on his part. It appears from the motion that when the court granted the. original 60 day…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Heidingsfelder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1935
  2. Porterfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
  3. Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927
  4. Nelson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1935

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