Benton v. State

Code 1940, Title 15., Section 389, by which we are governed, is in the following language: "In cases taken to the supreme court or court of appeals under the provisions of this chapter (on Appeals etc.), no assignment of errors or joinder in errors is necessary; but the court must consider all questions apparent on the record or reserved by bill of exceptions, and must render such judgment as the law demands. But the judgmentof conviction must not be reversed, because of error in therecord, when the court is satisfied that no injury resultedtherefrom to the defendant." (Italics supplied by…