Cross v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

Defendant, Robin E. Cross, was convicted by a jury of murder in the second degree, Ind.Code § 35-1-54-1 (Burns 1975), and sentenced to fifteen to twenty-five years’ imprisonment. He now appeals raising several issues for our review. However, because of our disposition of the issue regarding jury selection procedures, we reverse upon consideration of only this issue.

Defendant challenges the procedures employed in selecting the venire for this cause as being violative of Ind.Code § 33-4-5-2 (Burns 1975). That statute provides in relevant part:

“Said commissioners shall…