Willard v. State

Plaintiff in error, Wiley Willard, was indicted for public drunkenness. IJpon his trial before a jury of six persons he was found guilty as charged. The trial judge fixed his punishment at a fine of $25 and that he pay the costs of the case. He has appealed to this court and assigned errors.

By certain of the assignments of error it is complained that the trial court erred, over the objection of plaintiff in error, in requiring him to be tried by a jury of six persons as provided by Chapter 68, Public Acts 1939, of the General Assembly of Tennessee, because said Act is unconstitutional in that…