Law v. State

McMILLAN, Judge.

The appellant, Mildred Law, was found guilty of the offense of theft of property in the second degree, in violation of § 13A-8-4, Code of Alabama (1975). She was sentenced to twenty-five years in the state penitentiary, pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offender Act.

The record indicates that after the jury was struck, the following transpired:

“[DEFENSE COUNSEL]:

I asked for a continuance based on the fact that the jury panel, as well as the jury as constituted does not represent a fair cross-section of the population of the State of Alabama. And my client cannot get a fair trial…