Jones v. State

OPINION

The appellant contends that the district court was without jurisdiction to entertain the charge against him, that of possessing a controlled substance, since the State failed to prove that he was not an Indian and his offense occurred in Indian country; that the trial jury was unconstitutionally impaneled because the jurors were required to take an oath to God, thereby systematically excluding from jury service those who do not believe in God or believe in a different supreme being; that the court should have advised the jury to return a not guilty verdict; and that the controlled…