
    VINEYARD v. STATE.
    (No. 6545.)
    (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
    Nov. 8, 1922.
    Rehearing Denied Jan. 23, 1924.)
    1. Homicide <&wkey;>l76 — Admission of testimony of nature of wound inflicted held not error.
    In a prosecution for assault to murder, permitting physician to state that wound on the nock of complaining witness passed over the jugular vein and carotid artery, exposing them to view, ¡held not error.
    2. Criminal law &wkey;>724(2) — Remarks of prosecuting attorney held not to require reversal in view of evidence.
    In a prosecution for assault to murder, in which the evidence tended to show accused assaulted complaining witness without provocation by stepping up behind him and cutting him with a knife, remarks of prosecuting attorney ¡held not unwarranted or so manifestly harmful as to demand a reversal.
    3. Criminal law <&wkey;l 171(1) — When argument of prosecuting attorney should be ground for reversal stated.
    Arguments of prosecuting attorneys will not to be held reversible error unless the language complained of is manifestly improper and prejudicial, or violates a mandatory provision of a statute, or injects into the case some new and harmful fact.
    4. Criminal law &wkey;>l092(9), 1099(6) — Bills of exception as to facts extrinsic the record must be filed within term time.
    Bills of exception or statement of facts presenting questions outside the record must be filed within term time, and such bills of exception or statement of facts will not be considered when they are not so filed, even though they are filed within an extension granted by the court.
    On Motion for Rehearing.
    5. Homicide <&wkey;348 — Omission of word “unlawful” from charge held not error requiring reversal.
    In a prosecution for assault to murder, a charge authorizing a conviction if accused made the assault with a deadly weapon, with malice aforethought, with intent to kill, and not in self-defense held not, in view of Code Or. Proc. 1911, art. 743, error requiring reversal because omitting “unlawful” where the court also gave a specific instruction to acquit if the assault was made under the influence of a sudden passion produced by adequate cause or in self-defense.
    6. Criminal law &wkey;»680(l), 683(2), 1153(3)— Admission of rebuttal evidence is discretionary, and in absence of showing of abuse reversal will not follow.
    The order of presenting evidence and the hearing of testimony in rebuttal is diseretion-ary with the trial court, and in the absence of a showing of an abuse of discretion to the prejudice of accused a reversal will not follow.
    7. Criminal law <&wkey;683(2), 1168(2) — Complaining witness held properly recalled in rebuttal to deny accused’s imputations; partial repetition of original testimony was harmless error.
    Where, in a prosecution for assault with intent to murder, accused testified that from the actions of complaining witness he thought witness was going to draw a pistol, it was proper to recall complaining witness in rebuttal to deny accused’s version of the assault.and the fact that witness repeated some matters gone into on his original examination would not vitiate the verdict.
    Appeal from District Court, Scurry County; R. C. Joiner, Judge.
    J. L. Vineyard was convicted of assault to murder and he appeals.
    Affirmed.
    C. S. Perkins, Jr., and Beall, Beall & Be-all, all of Sweetwater, for appellant.
    Stinson, Coombes & Brooks, of Abilene, and R. G. Storey, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.
   HAWKINS, J.

-Appellant was charged by indictment with assault to murder upon Albert Bullock, the trial resulting in conviction with punishment assessed at four years’ confinement in the penitentiary.

Bullock was superintendent of the public school, appellant being one of the trustees. Two of the latter’s boys were attending school and were piso acting as janitor of the building. Trouble arose between Bullock and one of the boys, resulting in complaint being made by Bullock to the trustees demanding the expulsion of the boy from school, with the statement on his part -that if this was not done he would tender his resignation. Appellant made several propositions looking to the voluntary withdrawal from school of the boy under certaip conditions, but these were not acceptable to Bullock, and the matter culminated in the expulsion of the boy. This occurred about two weeks before the closing of the school term. Appellant and Bullock saw one another frequently after this occurred, and Bullock spoke to him on one occasion, but appellant declined to speak, and thereafter they passed upon the street without any conversation occurring between them. The assault complained of occurred shortly after the beginning of the next school term. Both parties had been to the post office, but nothing had occurred between them at that time. Shortly thereafter Bullock came out of a drug store with a couple of friends, and as he passed off the sidewalk the state’s testimony shows appellant stepped up behind him and cut him with a knife, saying, “G-d-you, I told you I would get you.” The cut extended from the point of the cheek downward and backward to about the center of the back of the neck, being from one-quarter of an inch to one inch in depth, exposing the jugular vein and carotid artery and was seven or eight inches long, gaping open two inches after the wound was first inflicted. Appellant claimed that as Bullock came out of the drug store the latter looked at him, put his hand in his pocket, and that from the expression on his face and the movement he thought Bullock intended to draw a pistol, whereupon he cut him. He also testified that he had been told by one witness that Bullock was carrying a pistol for him. It is noticeable, however, that no process had been issued for the witness, and it developed from appellant’s testimony that he knew this witness was gone at the time his evidence was given.

There was no . error in permitting the physician to state that the wound on the neck of the injured party passed over the jugular vein and carotid artery, exposing them to view.

After appellant had testified that the reason he cut Bullock was because the latter looked at him as he came out of the drug store, and put his hand in his pocket, and that appellant thought Bullock was going to draw a pistol, Bullock was recalled and permitted over appellant’s objection to deny specifically the acts and demonstration attributed to him. While some of the testimony was a repetition of his general statement in the former examination, we cannot regard it as of such harmful character as to demand a reversal. The state had a right to combat directly the defensive evidence of appellant, and show by the injured party that he did not do what "appellant claimed.

After the court’s charge was presented to counsel for appellant, they filed objections thereto, and the matters complained of were corrected and amplified by three special charges given at their request. Four other special charges were refused and complaint is based thereon. We have carefully examined the main charge, the three special charges given, and in connection therewith those which were refused. We believe the appellant’s rights and defenses were fully protected in the charges given, and that no error occurred in the refusal of others. We realize that it would be more satisfactory to the bar for us to set out the cliarges, and give more in detail our reasons, and indeed this would be much more satisfactory to us, and when reversals are ordered we usually attempt to do so. But the press of work now on this court renders it impracticable to do so in every case.

Appellant complains that in paragraph 7 1 of the charge the court authorized a eon-viction without requiring the jury to find the assault to have been “unlawful.” The charge required the jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant made the assault with a deadly weapon, with malice aforethought, with intent to kill, and not in self-defense. If it was made under such circumstances it was unlawful, and the omission of the word “unlawful” from the charge presents no error. Ponton v. State, 35 Tex. Or. R. 597, 34 S. W. 950, does not hold to the contrary.

We find in the record four bills of exception to the argument of James P. Stinson, private prosecutor, and one to that of the district attorney. James P. Stinson, during his argument, used the following language, complained of in four bills of exception: “Those people who saw that assassination.” No connection in which he used the words is shown but the objection seems to be to the word “assassination.” Upon objection being made Stinson remarked, “I should have said attempted assassination.” Again he said, “This man, with the hot blood of his victim dripping from his knife,- standing there with his knife in his hand looking at his victim;” again, “You can kiss this defendant and send him back to cut somebody else’s throat, or you can send him to the penitentiaryagain, “A citizen of your community, the superintendent of your school, assassinated and his throat cut.” The district attorney said, “If this jury goes out and brings in a verdict of acquittal or not guilty in this case, I shall never hope hereafter to obtain a verdict of guilty before a jury in this county in any kind of a case.” Objection was urged to all the language set out as “inflammatory, improper, and not warranted by the facts.” The court declined to instruct the jury to disregard the same. Whether argument is proper or improper must necessarily depend upon the facts of the particular case. Prom the record before us we cannot say the argument complained of was unwarranted, or of such manifest harmful character as to demand a reversal. Howard v. State, 53 Tex. Cr. R. 378, 111 S. W. 1038; McAllister v. State, 56 Tex. Cr. R. 188, 120 S. W. 420.

We think the only safe rule to be that this court should not hold an argument to be reversible error unless it is in extreme cases where the language complained of is manifestly improper, harmful, and prejudicial, or where a»mandatory provision of the statute is violated, or some new and harmful fact injected into the case. Stanchel v. State, 89 Tex. Cr. R. 358, 231 S. W. 120; Henderson v. State, 76 Tex. Cr. R. 66, 172 S. W. 793; Bowlin v. State (No. 6418) 93 Tex. Cr. R. 452, 248 S. W. 396, opinion November 1, 1922.

It is contended by appellant that during the argument of his counsel some confu- . sion occurred in the courtroom. This incident was urged as one ground of the motion for new trial, and testimony was heard thereon. A. J. Kemp was a witness and placed under the rule. When placed upon the witness stand, he denied having been in the courtroom during the reception of other evidence. The investigation does not appear to have been pursued at this time, but as one ground of motion for new trial it was alleged that said witness had been in the courtroom while evidence was being taken, and testimony pro and con on the issue was heard. Both of the incidents mentioned were urged as grounds for arrest of judgment as well as in motion for new trial, and the two questions are brought forward in bills of exception Nos. 18, 19, 20, and 22, with the evidence on the motions incorporated. It will be observed that both questions raise issues of fact extrinsic the record. This is also true of the bill complaining that Bullock sat in the courtroom in such position that the jury could observe the scar on his face. The trial term of court adjourned on June 25th. None of the bills were filed until after adjournment. An order extending the time for filing bills and statement of facts for 90 days was made, and these bills were filed within the extension. Since Black v. State, 41 Tex. Cr. R. 185, 53 S. W. 116, it has been the uniform holding of this court that bills of exception or statement of facts presenting questions outside the record must be filed within term time. Many cases will be found collated in Parroccini v. State, 90 Tex. Cr. R. 320, 234 S. W. 671. See, also, Crowley v. State, 92 Tex. Cr. R. 103, 242 S. W. 472, and eases cited therein. It follows that the bills mentioned cannot be considered. However, before observing the date of filing as too late,* the bills had.been examined, and nothing therein impressed us as presenting error.

Having found no error in the record justifying a reversal, the judgment is affirmed.

On Motion for Rehearing.

MORROW, P. J.

The motion for rehearing challenges the correctness of the ruling of the court upon various matters discussed in' the original opinion. The remarks complained of transgressed no constitutional or statutory provision. In deciding whether the argument is of a nature demanding a reverse al of the judgment, the language used is not alone the test. The evidence and the verdict must be considered. Hart v. State, 57 Tex. Cr. R. 21, 121 S. W. 508; Davis v. State, 48 Tex. Cr. R. 644, 89 S. W. 978, 122 Am. St. Rep. 775; Borrer v. State, 83 Tex. Cr. R. 199, 204 S. W. 1003.

Under the state’s evidence, the assault and the motives inspiring it are not such as would warrant the conclusion that the penalty assessed was the result of passion due to the argument of counsel.

Concerning the complaint of the failure to use the word “unlawful” in the seventh paragraph of the charge, it is argued that the appellant might have inflicted the injury upon Bullock with a deadly weapon, with malice aforethought, with intent to kill him, and the act still not be unlawful. That is true because that might have been justified ; but, if the jury believed that an assault of the nature mentioned above was made while the mind of the accused was not under the influence of passion produced by an adequate cause and he was not acting in self-defense, it could hardly be said that the assault was other than unlawful. The evidence suggests no justification save self-defense, no mitigation save passion rendering the mind incapable of cool reflection. The paragraph of the charge in question, while omitting the word “unlawful,” gives a specific instruction to acquit if the assault was made under the influence of a sudden passion produced by adequate cause, or was made in self-defense, or if upon those issues the jury entertained a reasonable doubt. There is no such fault in the charge mentioned as to warrant a reversal. Particularly is this true when considered in the light of article 743 of the C. C. P., which forbids a reversal because of a defect in the charge not calculated to injure the rights of the accused. Green v. State, 32 Tex. Cr. R. 298, 22 S. W. 1094.

As stated in the original opinion, the calling of the injured party in rebuttal was made proper by the testimony of the accused imputing to the injured party certain acts. He was with propriety recalled to deny the version given by the appellant of the incidents of the assault. The fact that in this examination there was some repetition of the matters gone into on the original, examination of Bullock would not vitiate the verdict. The matter of the order of presenting evidence and of hearing testimony in rebuttal is discretionary with the trial court, and, in the absence of facts clearly showing an abuse of this discretion to the prejudice of the accused, a reversal would not be justified. Beeson v. State, 60 Tex. Cr. R. 39, 130 S. W. 1000; Dickson v. State, 66 Tex. Cr. R. 270, 146 S. W. 914; Montgomery v. State, 68 Tex. Cr. R. 78, 151 S. W. 813; Flowers v. State, 68 Tex. Cr. R. 547, 152 S. W. 925: De Lerosa v. State, 74 Tex. Cr. R. 604, 170 S. W. 312; Thomas v. State, 83 Tex. Cr. R. 325, 204 S. W. 999; Brown v. State, 88 Tex. Cr. R. 55, 224 S. W. 1105; Anselmo v. State, 82 Tex. Cr. R. 595, 200 S. W. 523; Mandosa v. State, 88 Tex. Cr. R. 84, 225 S. W. 169.

The motion for rehearing is overruled. 
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