Roper v. State

Plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted in the county court of Murray county on a charge of selling intoxicating liquor, and his punishment fixed by the jury at a fine of $100 and imprisonment in the county jail for a period of 30 days.

The evidence of the state was furnished by R. J. Smith and E. D. Smith, who' were hired detectives and testified that they purchased a pint of whisky from defendant. The defendant testifying denied that he sold them any whisky.. ¡Defendant filed a motion asking the court to quash the jury panel, for the reason that some of the jurors had…