Kline v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Clay. Tried below before the Hon. J. W. Akin. Appeal from a conviction of arson; penalty, five years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. On question of bill of exceptions: Turner v. State, 61 Texas Crim. Rep., 97, 136 S. W. Rep., 486; Herrin v. Daly, 31 So. Rep., 790; Ridge v. State, 61 Texas Crim. Rep., 814, 134 S. W. Rep., 732; Ellington v. State, 87 S. W. Rep., 153; Gardner v. State, 11 Texas Crim.
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Appeal from the District Court of Clay. Tried below before the Hon. J. W. Akin. Appeal from a conviction of arson; penalty, five years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. On question of bill of exceptions: Turner v. State, 61 Texas Crim. Rep., 97, 136 S. W. Rep., 486; Herrin v. Daly, 31 So. Rep., 790; Ridge v. State, 61 Texas Crim. Rep., 814, 134 S. W. Rep., 732; Ellington v. State, 87 S. W. Rep., 153; Gardner v. State, 11 Texas Crim. App., 265; Tijerina v. State, .74 S. W". Rep., 913; Faulkner v. State, 65 S. W. Rep., 1093; Irvine v. State, 9 S. W. Rep., 55; Mask…
1Opinion of the Court
PRENDERGAST, PRESIDING- Judge.
Appellant was convicted of arson, and his punishment assessed at the lowest prescribed by law.
He has several bills of exceptions. The State objects to these, claiming they are wholly insufficient to authorize or require this court to consider tbem. As a sample of them, we will state the substance in full of bis first bill, quoting part:
It gives the style and number of the cause, the court and term, and states that upon the trial the State offered in evidence this letter:
“Henrietta, Texas, August 17th, 1914. Mr. 0. W. Martin, Omaha, Neb. Dear Sir: Enclosed you…
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