Wireman v. State

MILLER, Judge.

Lewis T. Wireman was convicted by a jury of theft and burglary. Although he raises numerous issues for our consideration on appeal, we find it necessary to discuss only one, since it is our ultimate conclusion Wireman’s conviction must be reversed on this question alone. In particular, we conclude the trial court should have granted Wireman’s motion to dismiss his initial indictment due to irregularities in the grand jury selection process. 1

Significantly, the State does not dispute the essential factual bases of these challenged practices. By way of background to our…