¶1On Motion for,, Rehearing
¶2The appeal was dismissed at a former day of the term on account of a. defective recognizance. The defect has been cured by a proper appeal bond, and the appeal will be reinstated and now-considered on its merits. ' -
¶3In view of our disposition of this cause, a recitation of the facts will not be deemed necessary. . .
¶4Bill of exception No. 1 certifies that the appellant moved the court for an instructed verdict of not'" guilty, which motion was by the court overruled. The bill continues with the following certificate: “The Court erred in overruling the defendant’s .motion of ‘not guilty’ because all the evidence on the part of the State-'and of the defendant was, and is,' insufficient to convict the defendant as charged …
¶5The question arises as to whether this Court is bound by the above certificate of error.
¶6If there was before us a statement of facts .which we were entitled under the law to consider, we would not be bound by any such conclusion on the part of- the trial court, but would examine the-statement of *881facts and make our own decision. Hanna v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 259 S.W.2d 570.
¶7The statement of facts before -us was filed in the trial court after the expiration of 90 days following the giving of the notice of appeal. Widener v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 262 S.W.2d 400, would authorize this Court, to consider the statement of facts even though filed too late if the d.e? lay had been due to some, disagreement between counsel. It bears the approval of the special judge who was appointed-to try the case, who in his order approving the same recited that “the defendant and his attorney have both failed to file a statement of facts, which has been agreed to by both .the defendant and the State, within the time allowed by law; the foregoing statement of facts in cause No. 3645' oh the docket' of the County Court of Reeves'County, Texas, styled 'State of Texas v: Allen- D.-T-h’errell; has been -caused to be'prepared at the instance and urlder the direction- o'f the Special Judge of said Court for the -trial of this cause.”
¶8Section E of Article 759a, Vernon’s Ann. C.C.P., reads as follows:
“If the Statement of Fact's is agreed to by the defendant or his counsel, 'and the attorney representing th'é-'state, it need not be approved by the' court. If the parties cannot agree on a Statement of Facts within seventy-five' (75) days after giving of notice of appeal, the trial judge shall prepáre and'certify to a' Stfitejnent of Facts.”
¶9It must be noted from the approval of the judge set forth above that it fails to recite that the State and the accused were unable to agree upon the same.
¶10It is because of such 'failure that this case must be reversed.
¶11Such a holding may work an’ injustice in this case, but we cannot authorize a trial judge to file a statement of facts after the expiration of .the 90 days provided by law without a showing that the parties have been unable to agree upon the same.
¶12It was clearly not the intent of the Legislature to -authorize .any. such procedure.
¶13 If the evidence was not sufficient to warrant .the conviction, the. trial judge sho.uld have .set the conviction, aside. He should never have approved a bill of exception which certified that there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction. -
¶14In the absence of a statement of facts ' which' we' might consider and from which we might learn the contrary, we must necessarily accept the court’s certificate.
¶15It is. hoped that such a deplorable situation will . not. be - presented to .this Court again soon. ⅝
¶16Appellant’s-: -motion-- for rehearingis granted; -the order'.-of - dismissal is -set aside; and the judgment is now reversed and remanded.