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HEWELL v. STATE

No. CR77-4.

552 S.W.2d 213 (1977)

Martha Jo HEWELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, Division 1.

Rehearing Denied July 11, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Duty, Rogers, for appellant.

Bill Clinton, Atty Gen. by Joseph H. Purvis, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

HOLT, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of arson and assessed her punishment at four years' imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. Ark.Stat.Ann. § 41-501 (Repl.1964). Appellant argues for reversal that the procedure used in selecting the jury was arbitrary and contrary to the mandatory provisions of Ark.Stat.Ann. § 39-201-39-212.1 (Supp.1975). Two jury panels were selected in the following manner. The judge of the Criminal Division and...

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