Stewart v. State

The appellant, Danny Lee Stewart, was convicted of murder and was sentenced to thirty years' imprisonment. He raises two issues on this appeal from that conviction.

I

First he contends that he was entitled to a change of venue because his jury did not represent a fair cross section of the community in which the offense occurred.

The appellant makes the following claims with respect to the foregoing argument: There were six black persons on the jury venire. Three of those were excused for cause. With only three black persons remaining on the jury venire, it was impossible for him to obtain a…