Scott v. State

BELCHER, Judge.

The conviction is for the unlawful possession of whiskey for the purpose of sale in a dry area with a prior conviction for *16a like offense alleged for enhancement; the punishment, six months in jail and a fine of $600.

No statement of facts on the main trial accompanies the record.

In appellant’s motion for a new trial it was alleged that while the jury was deliberating several of the jurors remarked that appellant was a professional bootlegger and that he made his living that way. It was further alleged that one of the jurors remarked that a hung jury would cost the county a lot…