Dillard v. State

Krueger, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of extortion and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the State Penitentiary for a term of two years.

In this case, as in the case of “Chon” Martinez v. The State, recently decided by this Court but not yet reported [page 180 of this volume], we are confronted with the question of the selection of a grand jury by a jury commission which was appointed by the judge during the term of court at which the indictment was returned.

Appellant made a motion to quash the indictment because the judge had arbitrarily disregarded Article 333, C.…