Brookins v. State

Mobley, Justice.

On January 25, 1965, John William Brook-ins, a Negro, was indicted by a Crisp County grand juiy for assault with intent to murder one Lucius Childers, a white man. This was the second indictment returned against the defendant, Brookins, for the same offense, the first indictment of October 26, 1964, having been dismissed by the State. The record shows that during December of 1964 the jury list and selection procedure had been revised in an effort to insure selection of jurors without discrimination based upon race. The January indictment was returned by a grand jury selected…