Carnes v. State , 134 S.W.2d 1052 ( 1939 )


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  • GRAVES, Judge.

    Appellant was charged with driving an automobile while drunk, and upon conviction was fined $500 and sentenced to serve thirty days in jail.

    The testimony abundantly shows him to have been intoxicated at the time of an unfortunate accident in which his car struck a pick-up and trailer, causing the death of a man and a nineteen months old baby.

    There are six bills of exceptions in the record, all of which were properly refused by the learned trial judge, nor were any bystanders’ bills taken.

    There was also alleged in the motion for a new trial certain misconduct of the jury, and same was attempted to be set forth in a statement of facts proven on the hearing of such motion. This statement consists, in its entirety, of questions and answers thereto, and therefore we can not consider same. Russell v. State, 120 Tex.Cr.R. 425, 44 S.W.2d 727; Wright v. State, 101 Tex.Cr.R. 503, 276 S.W. 259; Wooten v. State, 121 Tex.Cr.R. 462, 50 S.W.2d 834.

    There are no errors presented to us for review. Under the facts, we can only say that we are impressed with the fact that appellant has no grounds upon which to complain of the verdict of the jury, as the proof offered by the State would amply support a much more onerous punishment. *1053The charge of the court seems to admirably present all phases of the law raised by the evidence, and we find no objections thereto in the record.

    . Finding no error herein, the judgment is affirmed.

Document Info

Docket Number: No. 20641

Citation Numbers: 134 S.W.2d 1052

Judges: Graves, Hawkins

Filed Date: 12/6/1939

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 10/19/2024