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83 Tex. Crim. 368

203 S.W 595

Pace v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1918-05-08

<p>1. Criminal Law <&wkey;il44(13) — Appeai^-Pre-SUMPTIONS.</p> <p>In the absence from the record of a statement of facts, the court must presume on appeal that there was sufficient evidence to support the verdict of conviction.</p> <p>2. CRIMINAL Law <&wkey;1090(16) — Appeal —• RECORD — SUFFICIENCY.</p> <p>In the absence of a bill of exceptions containing evidence introduced on accused’s motion for new trial, there is nothing to show an abuse of discretion in overruling such motion.</p>

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently January 1922

2 state decisions

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Affirmed · Decided 1918-05-08

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MORROW, J.

¶1The judgment condemns appellant to confinement in the state penitentiary for two years for the offense of theft.

¶2[1] He entered a plea of guilty and sought a suspension of his sentence. We find no statement of facts with the record, and are consequently not advised as to what evidence was introduced, and must presume that there was sufficient to support the verdict.

¶3There are no bills of exception, complaining either of the court’s charge or the rulings of the court in the conduct of the trial.

¶4[2] In his motion for new trial appellant claims that the state’s attorney failed to keep an alleged agreement with counsel for the appellant to refrain from contesting his application for suspended sentence, and the motion for new trial is controverted on this point by the affidavit of the state’s attorney. There is no bill of exception bringing before the court any evidence that may have been introduced on the motion for new trial, in the absence of which there is nothing to show that the court abused its discretion in overruling it. Vernon’s O. C. P. p. 526.

¶5The judgment of the lower court is affirmed.

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