Hodges v. State

Melvin Mayfield, Judge.

Appellant,. Daryl (Darrell) Hodges, was convicted by a St. Francis County jury of delivery of a controlled substance in violation of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 82-2617 (Supp. 1985) [now codified as Ark. Code Ann. § 5-64-401 (1987)]. On appeal, it is argued by counsel, who was not counsel at the trial, that the trial court erred in refusing to grant appellant a new trial on the grounds that the state’s use of its peremptory jury challenges violated his constitutional rights and because of the ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

Ivan Whitfield, a Pine Bluff police officer,…