Frazier v. United States

Petitioner’s primary complaint is that he has been denied the trial “by an impartial jury” which the Sixth Amendment guarantees. He was convicted of violating the Harrison Narcotics Act,1 by a jury composed entirely of employees of the Federal Government. One juror, *499Moore, and the wife of another, Root, were employed in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, who is charged by law with responsibility for administering and enforcing the federal narcotics statutes.2 As against objections based on these facts and other matters, the Court of Appeals affirmed petitioner’s conviction and…