Stephens v. State

Citations

• 10 Tex. Ct. App. 120

Syllabus

<p>1. Statement of Facts—Practice.—The trial judge at any time during the term of court, whilst in control of the record, is authorized, upon a proper representation that an error of omission or commission appears in the statement of facts, to correct the same according to the truth of the matter.</p> <p>2. Same.—After the statement has been agreed to, certified and filed, such correction should never be made except in most palpable cases of error, or upon the most satisfactory proof of the same. See the opinion for an instance wherein the court did not err in making the addenda complained of.</p> <p>3. Charge of the Court — Weight of Evidence.—A charge of the court that in effect instructs the jury that they must not look to other evidence-in the case if they believe the testimony of a witness to certain confessions of the defendant, is erroneous as being directly upon the weight of evidence. See the' opinion in extenso on the subject.</p>