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BOYD YATES v. THE STATE.

Judgment — Swearing of Jury.

A judgment which fails to show that the jury were selected, empaneled and sworn, is not a valid judgment. Code Crim. Proc., Art. 881, Subdiv. 4.

DAVIDSON, JUDGE.

Appellant was convicted for failing to work a public road. The judgment fails to show that the jury was selected, empaneled, and sworn. This is assigned as error. We think the point well taken. Article 831, Code Crim. Proc., provides that the judgment must show the selection, empaneling, and swearing of the jury. The judgment is reversed, and the cause remanded.

Reversed and Remanded.

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YATES v. THE STATE
(Mar 24, 1897)