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Bowen v. the State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Oct 13, 1920
87 Tex. Crim. 657 (Tex. Crim. App. 1920)

Opinion

No. 5880.

Decided October 13, 1920.

Gaming — Bill of Exceptions — Statement of Fact — Jury and Jury Law.

In the absence of a statement of facts and bills of exception, the motion to quash the venire cannot be considered on appeal, and the judgment must be affirmed.

Appeal from the County Court of Collingsworth. Tried below before the Honorable C.G. Small.

The opinion states the case.

No brief on file for appellant.

Alvin M. Owsley, Assistant Attorney General, for the State. — Cited: Jones v. State, 54 S.W. Rep., 585.


Appellant was convicted of gambling and his punishment assessed at a fine of $10.

The record is before us without a statement of facts or bills of exception. There was a motion made to quash the venire. The grounds relied upon are two fold, first, that one of the jury commissioners selecting the jury was not a freeholder in the county, and, second, that the commissioners were not residents of different portions of the county. These grounds are not verified or shown by testimony; an exception was not reserved. If evidence was introduced the record fails to show it. We hold that the showing is not sufficient, and, therefore, do not discuss the merits of the proposition involved.

The judgment will be affirmed.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Bowen v. the State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Oct 13, 1920
87 Tex. Crim. 657 (Tex. Crim. App. 1920)
Case details for

Bowen v. the State

Case Details

Full title:BOB BOWEN v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Oct 13, 1920

Citations

87 Tex. Crim. 657 (Tex. Crim. App. 1920)
224 S.W. 776

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