DAUKSCH, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction in a criminal case.
Appellant was being tried for various narcotics-related charges when one of the jurors became incapacitated and was excused. This left only five jurors to decide appellant's case. The case proceeded to verdict upon receiving a waiver of appellant's rights by his lawyer.
The accused was not informed by the court of his constitutionally mandated right to a six-person jury, nor was...
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