Grinning v. City of Pine Bluff

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

Appellant, Betty Lou Grinning, appeals the order of the Jefferson County Circuit Court convicting her of disorderly conduct and refusal to submit to arrest and fining her $100.00 and $500.00, respectively. She raises two points for reversal of the order: that the trial court erred in overruling her objection based on Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986), and that she was deprived of her right to a jury trial because she was tried by a jury composed of only six members. The Arkansas Court of Appeals certified this case to this court pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R.…