BASS v. STATE

No. II-211.

368 So.2d 447 (1979)

Charlie Arthur BASS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 14, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Minerva, Public Defender and Janice G. Scott, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


SMITH, Judge.

Bass appeals his conviction of attempted second degree murder and armed robbery. Inasmuch as an error in the jury selection process vitiates the conviction, we pass on that point alone.

Bass urges that the special jury venire was not summoned according to Section 40.42, Florida Statutes (1977) in that black members of the community were systematically excluded in the selection of the venire, thereby violating his constitutional right to a jury...

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