Vernon Drawdy, convicted of capital sexual battery and a lewd act involving the young daughter of a former girlfriend, appeals from his convictions. He has contended that the prosecutor's systematic exclusion of all men from the jury violated his constitutional rights, and we conclude that he is correct. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
After the state had exercised its last...
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