State v. Thompson

Statement op the Case.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nicholls, C. J.

The defendant was found guilty under an information charging him with horse stealing, and was sentenced to hard labor in the penitentiary for one year.

Prior to going to trial he moved to quash and set aside the jury-on the ground that it was drawn to the great injury, wrong and fraud of himself, and that it would work irreparable injury if it was allowed to sit on his case. The objections urged were that the law directed (Act No. 135 of 1898) that juries should be drawn by the Jury Commissioners for the first week…