Williams v. State

HARPER, Judge.

—Appellant was indicted charged with assault to murder, convicted and sentenced to two years confinement in the State penitentiary.

There is filed with the papers what purports to be a statement of facts, but same is not approved by the judge trying the case. It has been held by this court in an unbroken line of decisions that to be of any validity whatever, the statement of facts must be approved and signed by the judge. (Lawrence v. The State, 7 Texas Crim. App., 192; Bennett v. The State, 16 Texas Crim. App., 236; Johnson v. The State, 29 Texas Crim. App., 210; Brooks v. The…