Parks v. State

DICE, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 20 years confinement in the penitentiary.

At the outset we are confronted with the question of whether we can consider the statement of facts and bills of exception on file in the cause.

The state prays that we not consider the same on the ground that they were not filed within the time required by law.

The record reflects that notice of appeal was given by appellant on July 2, 1957, which notice was incorporated in the sentence of the court pronounced on such date and duly entered of record in the minutes of the court.

On July 9, 1957, motion…