State v. Coble

These are consolidated permissive appeals from two nonfinal orders pursuant to sec. 809.50, Stats., whereby both petitioners challenge the present system for jury selection in Milwaukee county.

The defendant, Chambeous Coble, was convicted after a jury trial of endangering safety by conduct regardless of life in violation of sec. 941.30, Stats. The verdict was returned on March 19, 1980. Prior to trial, both the state and the defendant, Coble, challenged the jury panel selection process: Coble brought a motion for a continuance; the state brought a motion to strike the entire jury panel and to…