George v. State

1. This court will not consider, in lieu of a brief of the evidence, a transcript of the stenographer’s notes of the testimony taken on the trial of a case, consisting of questions asked by counsel and the answers given by the witnesses, and not approved by the trial judge. No agreement of counsel can avail to bring such a document to the attention of this court, for the law is imperative that there must be a brief of the evidence, approved by the judge and made a part of the record. Civil Code,'§ 5529.

2. The indictment charged the accused with the offense of arson, for that on a named day he…