State v. Doughty

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

An instructional error required us to reverse a prior judgment convicting defendant of first-degree kidnapping, a crime involving sexual abuse of a five-year-old boy. State v. Doughty, 359 N.W.2d 439 (Iowa 1984). Doughty now appeals his second conviction for the same offense following retrial, claiming an irregularity in the jury composition. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand with directions.

The controlling facts are undisputed. Doughty’s second trial commenced February 25, 1985. Jury selection took most of the day and resulted in a jury of seven men and…