111 Tex. Crim. 345 - Sims v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 federal appellate ·

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1. “Appellant insists, on motion for rehearing, that we erred in holding that it was not necessary under the facts of the instant case for the state to elect upon which of two proven transactions it asked for a conviction. There is some conflict between the bill of exception presenting the matter and the statement of facts. We are bound, however, in such case, by the bill of exception approved by the judge.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. MacKenna v. Ellis