Hicks v. State

PREFDERGAST, Presiding Judge.

—Hpon a charge of murder appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree and his punish-

ment fixed at nineteen years confinement in the penitentiary.

The conviction occurred on April 11, 1913. On April 15th appellant filed his amended motion, in lieu of his original, for a new trial, the last ground of which is as follows: “Because the jury arrived at their verdict by lot, that is to say, the defendant is advised and believes and the facts are that the verdict of the jury was arrived at in this manner, the twelve jurors placed on a sheet of paper the number…