Farris v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

In this case appellant is charged by indictment in criminal district court No. 2 of Dallas County with the offense of murder and upon his trial was found guilty and his punishment fixed at five years in the penitentiary.

There appears but one bill of exceptions in the record and the court is without authority to consider same because it was filed too late in the trial court. On the 30th of October, 1917, the court made an order extending the time for filing the statement of facts and bills of exceptions for thirty days “from that date.” This time expired on the 29th day of…