Slater v. State

The offense is murder; the punishment, 5 years.

The statement of facts which has been submitted only purports to be a portion of the testimony had upon the trial. For that reason we are in no position to pass upon the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction. For the same reason we cannot appraise appellant’s claim that the court erred in overruling his motion for new trial based upon newly discovered evidence. Dominguez v. State, 164 Tex. Cr. Rep. 571, 303 S.W. 2d 384; Stockman v. State, 164 Tex. Cr. Rep. 469, 303 S.W 2d 410; Williams v. State, 329 S. W. 2d 284; and Lucky v.…