ALLEN v. COM.


596 S.W.2d 21 (1979)

Jeffrey M. ALLEN, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Discretionary Review Denied April 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence R. Fitzgerald, Daniel T. Goyette, Jefferson Dist. Public Defenders, Donald E. Dawson, Louisville, for appellant.

Robert F. Stephens, Atty. Gen., Reid C. James, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.

Before COOPER, LESTER and VANCE, JJ.


VANCE, Judge.

The question is whether deviation from the procedures for empaneling a jury as set forth in KRS 29A.060 and RCr 9.30(1)(a) requires reversal of a judgment of conviction.

Our statute and rules provide a simple procedure to empanel a jury in circuit court. The clerk, in open court, shall draw from the jury box sufficient names of persons selected and summoned for jury service to compose a jury. If jurors drawn are excused, the clerk shall then...

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