Christie v. State

This was a prosecution against the defendant for injuring a toll-gate. Jury trial, conviction, and judgment

It appears by a bill of exceptions that upon the empanelling of the jury, a juror was called who had served as a talesman upon a jury in the same court at the term before, and within a year before. For this cause the defendant challenged the juror, but the court overruled the challenge, and the defendant excepted.

^ The 2d section of the act of March 8th, 1873, Acts 1873, p. 159, provides: “That it shall not be lawful for any officer, or officers, charged with the selection of a panel of…