BROWN, Justice.
Appellant Michael Wayne Byrd contends that Act 592 of 1993, now codified at Ark. Code Ann. § 16-32-202 et seq. (Repl.1994), violates the Arkansas Constitution because it permits a trial court to empanel a six-person jury for misdemeanor offenses. We agree with Byrd that Act 592 does violate Article 2, § 7, of the Arkansas Constitution. We hold that the Act cannot stand, and we reverse and remand for a new trial.
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