ALDERMAN, Justice.
Bobby Marion Francis appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and his sentence of death. Finding that he was denied due process of law by the selection of the jury outside his presence and that this resulted in prejudicial error, we reverse his conviction and remand for a new trial.
Francis was convicted of first-degree murder in 1976. He appealed his conviction and sentence of death to this Court, and we relinquished jurisdiction...
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