Suit v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Armstrong. Tried below before Hon. G. A. Brown. Appellant was indicted for the murder of one Scott Hogg. At his trial he was convicted of murder in the first- degree—the punishment being assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for life. The statement of facts not having been filed in time, as required by law, was held by the court not entitled to consideration.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction of murder in the first degree, wherein the appellant was allotted a life-sentence in the penitentiary as his punishment.
The conviction occurred on the 27th day of May, 1891, and the court adjourned for the term on the 29th day of the same month. The statement of facts was certified to by the judge on June 26, and filed the following day—nearly one month after the adjournment of court. One of the attorneys for appellant prepared a statement of facts, and on *321June 5 mailed it to the district attorney; and it is stated that owing to…
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