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12 S.W.2d 1022

Ferguson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 12, 1928

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1928-12-12

Decided 1928-12-12

LATTIMORE, J.

¶1Conviction is for possessing intoxicating liquor; punishment, one year in the penitentiary.

¶2The motion for new trial was overruled on April 3,1928. There appears in the record nine bills of exception. Said bills of exception were filed on July 14th. Ninety days is the extreme period which can be granted either under the statute or by the court’s order for the filing of such bills of exception. It is evident that these bills were filed too late to be considered.

¶3We have carefully examined the statement of facts. A full recital of same would be of no benefit. The state’s witnesses testified that they observed appellant throw down and break several half-gallon fruit jars which contained whisky. The jars were observed while still in appellant’s hands. The officers found one bottle of whisky thrown down by appellant which was not broken. The conviction for possessing intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale was abundantly supported by the evidence.

¶4No error appearing in the record, the judgment will be affirmed.

¶5On Motion for Rehearing.

HAWKINS, J.

¶6As requested by appellant in his motion, we have again carefully examined the statement of facts. We find nothing therein upon which the jury could have predicated any reasonable doubt of appellant’s guilt.

¶7The motion for rehearing is overruled.

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