Phillips v. State

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellant pleaded guilty to a violation of the liquor laws in Smith County, and was by a jury given the penalty of a fine of $450.00 and 90 days in jail.

He appeals from such verdict and judgment, and has but one bill of exception in the record which relates to an alleged misconduct of the jury in that it is claimed that the jury arrived at their verdict by lot contrary to Art. 753, C. C. P.

In the testimony taken at the hearing of the motion for a new. trial, five of the jurors were interrogated, and all seem to be in fair accord that upon their retirement, they had no trouble in…