Terry v. State

Pope, Judge.

Willis James Terry was indicted under two separate indictments for the sale of marijuana and sales of marijuana and methaqualone. Trial was set under both indictments on the same day. A jury was selected at 9 a.m. and Terry was acquitted of the first indicted offense. Before a jury was selected to try the second indictment, defense counsel made a motion for continuance on the ground that members of the jury venire had seen Terry on trial for the first offense that morning. A motion in limine was also made to prohibit mention of the prior trial in the second trial. The trial court…