Jones v. State

Johnson, Chief Judge.

After a jury trial, Ossawa Emo Jones was convicted of aggravated assault, criminal damage to property, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He moved for a new trial contending, among other things, that he was denied his right to be tried by a legal and impartial jury because one of the persons who served on the jury in his case, William Patterson, Sr., had not been summoned for jury duty. According to Jones’ brief, a different, younger William Patterson had been summoned, but the elder Patterson reported for duty. Jones claims that the…