Goodfellow v. State

DAYIDSOF, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was sheriff' of Coleman County, and as such received a writ to summon special venire-men in a murder case, which writ called for service upon sixty named veniremen. The return upon the writ shows that some of the venire-men were not summoned. For failure to summon these .the district judge entered an order fining appellant $50 for contempt of court.

It is unnecessary, as we view the case, to state the reason why these jurors were not summoned. This judgment was entered at the September term, 1906, and scire facias issued to appellant requiring him to appear…