Preston v. State

KURT S. ODENWALD, Presiding Judge.

Introduction

Donald Preston appeals from the motion court’s judgment denying his Rule 29.15 1 motion for post-conviction relief in which Preston argued that the jury selection procedures employed by the Circuit Court in Lincoln County required a reversal of his conviction and new trial. Preston argues that the motion court clearly erred in denying his amended motion because the Lincoln County jury selection procedures, which permitted qualified jurors to decline jury service by agreeing to pay $50 and perform six hours of community service, substantially…