STEINFELD, Chief Justice.
On February 11, 1971, appellant Leroy Morris, a black, was convicted of manslaughter for killing Eddie Wilson and was sentenced to imprisonment for 21 years. He was represented in the trial court proceedings by court-appointed counsel. No timely appeal was lodged, but in an action brought pursuant to RCr 11.42 he was granted a belated appeal.
Morris contends there was systematic exclusion or reduction of black citizens from the jury...
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