SMITH v. STATE

No. CACR 89-323.

800 S.W.2d 440 (1990)

33 Ark.App. 52

Lawrence SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, En Banc.

December 26, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Everett, Marked Tree, for appellant.

Theodore Holder, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


COOPER, Judge.

The appellant in this criminal case is a black person. He was charged with delivery of a controlled substance, found guilty by an all-white jury, fined $5,000.00, and sentenced to fifteen years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. From that decision, comes this appeal.

For reversal, the appellant contends that the trial court erred in restricting his voir dire examination of prospective jurors concerning racial bias. We reverse.

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