Roberts v. State

Appellant was convicted of murder, and Ms punishment assessed at 30 years’ confinement in the penitentiary.

The case is before us without statement of facts and with one bill of exceptions. That bill presents only the question of race discrimination. It is shown by the bill that' one negro killed another negro. Race discrimination is alleged by defendant in selecting grand and petit jurors. The bills show that the grand jury and the petit jury were selected from jurors selected by jury commissioners and were composed of white men exclusively. The state contends that, inasmuch as the defendant…