Fowler v. State

The order of reversal is predicated upon Bill of Exception No. 8 which “relates to the alleged improper argument of Mr. Hart, Assistant County Attorney.”

Under the procedural law of this state, adhered to by this court up to the present time, a bill of exception, in order to present for review to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals a claimed error in the trial court, must be complete and in itself manifest the facts which show error. Resort to the record to complete the bill is not required.

It has also long been the rule that the statement of the ground of objection would not suffice and it…