Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1928

Schaefer v. State

Schaefer v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided April 18, 1928 · Lattimore, Hawkins
5 S.W.2d 982; 109 Tex. Crim. 609; 1928 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 383 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Schaefer v. State

Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for burglary, punishment three years in the penitentiary. •

We find in the record no statement of facts, and but one bill of exceptions in the transcript. The complaint in this bill is of the overruling of the motion for new trial, apparently sought *610 on the ground of misconduct of the jury. The bill sets out the testimony of three jurors. We gather that appellant’s purpose was to show by said parties their misappropriation of certain testimony. The claim was that the testimony was admitted for one purpose and that the jury misappropriated same and used it for another purpose. We do not believe it permissible for a juror to attempt to impeach his verdict in this manner. Esquival v. State, 246 S. W. 399; Sims v. State, 258 S. W. 165.

The judgment will be affirmed.

Affirmed.

Addendum

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

HAWKINS, Judge.

The authorities referred to in Esquival v. State, 93 Tex. Crim. Rep. 125, 246 S. W. 399, and Sims v. State, 96 Tex. Crim. Rep. 519, 258 S. W. 165, which are cited in our original opinion, amply support the holding announced. More recent decisions on the point are Ross v. State, 100 Tex. Crim. Rep. 295, 273 S. W. 582; Thomas v. State, 101 Tex. Crim. Rep. 144, 274 S. W. 577.

The motion for rehearing is overruled.

Overruled.

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