Wright v. State

On September 13, 1995, the appellant, James Lee Wright, was convicted of burglary in the third degree a violation of §13A-7-7, Ala. Code 1975. He was subsequently sentenced, upon application of the Habitual Felony Offender Act, to 99 years in the penitentiary. Wright raises three issues.

I

The appellant argues that he was denied due process of law when the trial court refused to compel the attendance of certain black veniremembers who, having been summoned for jury duty, failed to appear. Wright argues that because there were no black veniremembers present in the venire from which the jury was…