¶1 Tbe defendant was indicted for transporting intoxicating liquor in -violation of law. Tbe verdict was returned in tbe afternoon and wben tbe court reconvened tbe next morning tbe defendant sought to impeach tbe verdict by a statement of one of tbe jurors who was contradicted by all tbe others. In S. v. Best, 111 N. C., 638, tbe Court said: “We find ourselves concluded by tbe authority of an established and long-settled rule based upon tbe wisest reasons of public policy, that a juror should not be permitted to impeach bis own conduct in tbe rendition of a verdict.” S. v. Hall, 181 N. C., 527; S. v. Brittain, 89 N. C., 482.
¶2 Tbe motion to dismiss was properly refused.
¶3 We find
¶4 No error.