Vinson v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Angelina County of selling intoxicating liquor, and his punishment fixed at one year in the penitentiary.

There is no statement of facts in the record and same presents but one bill of exceptions, which is to the action of the learned trial judge in overruling appellant’s motion for new trial based on alleged misconduct of the jury. It was set up in said motion that the jury commented on the failure of the defendant to testify as a witness in the case. All twelve of the jurors who tried the case were brought before the court…