Finnett v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Violating Prohibition Loup. Appeal from Bullock Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. Mike Sollie. George Finnett was convicted of violating the prohibition law and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPelham, P. J.
Section 20 of tbe Jury Law. (Acts 1909, p. 314) provides: “Whenever there are not enough qualified jurors in attendance upon the court to form the juries required, the judge of the court shall draw from the jury box names of as many jurors- as he may deem necessary, who- are then within, or reside within, five miles of the courthouse,” and shall require the sheriff forthwith to summon all jurors thus drawn to attend court at the time their services are required.
The record in this case shows that at the term at which the defendant was tried there were not enough jurors in attendance upon the…
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