State v. Bynum

BLACKMAR, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of attempted rape (§§ 566.030, 564.011, RSMo 1978) and was sentenced as a persistent sexual offender to a term of 30 years. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, reversed and remanded for a new trial, finding irregularities in the jury selection process. We granted transfer and expedited the case, primarily to consider the interrelation of § 494.225, RSMo 1978, which permits the electronic storage of jury lists, and the specific statutes relating to jury selection (in this case, Chapter 495, RSMo). We take the case as on initial appeal…