Tyson v. State

Citations

• 14 Tex. Ct. App. 388
• 1883 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 189

Syllabus

<p>1. Practice—Amendment.—It was not error to permit the amendment oí the entry of the presentment of the indictment so as to show that it was presented in open court</p> <p>2. Same—Biel of Exceptions.—A trial judge should refuse to sign a bill of exceptions which, in his opinion, does not truthfully recite proceedings. He should not sign a bill, and, by way of explanation, contradict it.</p> <p>3. Same—Evidence.—The admission of incompetent evidence, over the objection of a defendant on trial, whether or not it appears to have prejudiced the rights of the defendant, is ground for reversal. See the opinion for evidence held incompetent.</p>