Martin v. State

RICE, Judge.

The record presents but a single question. It will be stated in this way: Appellants were jointly indicted for a felony. They were jointly tried.

After the submission of the case to the jury the jury retired to the jury room; and after it had deliberated for some time it came back into open court to report its “verdict.”

After being asked by the court if it had reached a verdict one member of the jury handed to the Clerk the indictment, upon the back'of which was written the following “verdict:” “We the jury find the defendant Bud Martin guilty as charged in the indictment but we…