Mansfield v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson. Tried below before the Hon. W. H. Pope. Appeal from a conviction of murder in the first degree; penalty, imprisonment in the penitentiary for life. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree, his punishment being assessed at confinement for life.
There are no bills of exception in the record, and the matters in the motion for a new trial can not be considered without the statement of facts as they pertain to the charge given by the court.
The court met on the 2d day of May and adjourned on the 17th of September. Appellant was sentenced on the 18th of May. The statement of facts was filed on the 10th of October, nearly thirty days after adjournment of the court. Where the court continues eight weeks or…
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