Trevino v. State

Appellant was indicted and tried for the murder of Luis Sepulveda and was convicted of manslaughter with the lowest punishment assessed.

He contends that on the trial the indictment was not read by the district attorney to the jury. The question was in no way raised until by motion for new trial after the verdict and judgment. The court heard the testimony on this ground of the motion. It was proved that the jury was regularly empaneled, sworn and took their seats in the jury box; that the witnesses were then sworn, ordered under the rule, but the district attorney called his first witness,…