Supreme Court of the United States March 30, 1891, 1239 (Leeper v. Texas)

Mr. Chief Justice Fuller,

after stating'the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

It must be regarded as settled that a petition for a writ of error forms no part of the record upon which action here is taken;

Manning

v. French, 133 U. S. 186;

Clark

v.

Pennsylvania,

128 U. S. 395;

Warfield

v. Chaffe, 91 U. S. 690;

Butler

v.

Gage,

138 U. S.