McCoy v. State

275 S.W.2d 676 (1955)

Nugon McCOY, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 27304.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 26, 1955.

Ramsey & Ramsey, by Ben Ramsey, San Augustine, for appellant.

Wesley Dice, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is the sale of whiskey in a dry area; the punishment, 30 days in jail and a fine of $500.

The only question presented for review is jury misconduct in that they secured new and additional evidence during their deliberations.

From the statement of facts on motion for new trial it appears that four jurors testified…