Wallace v. State

Decided February 6, 1918

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1918-02-06

<p>Criminal Law <&wkey;1090(14) — Review — Instructions — Record.</p> <p>In the absence of a statement of facts or bill of exceptions, an exception to the court’s charge on circumstantial evidence will not be reviewed, unless the matter is of a very serious or fundamental nature.</p>

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Affirmed · Decided 1918-02-06

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DAVIDSON, P. J.

¶1Appellant was convicted of passing a forged instrument, and allotted two years’ confinement in the penitentiary.

¶2The record is before us without a statement of facts or bill of exceptions. Exception was reserved to the court’s charge on circumstantial evidence. The' charge seems to be in conformity with the law, but without the evidence the matter would not be reviewed, unless of a very serious or fundamental nature. We think the charge is sufficient to present that phase of the law.

¶3The judgment is affirmed.