Hudson v. State

HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

Factual Background:

This appeal is taken from the denial of a Rule 29.15 motion. Appellant Hudson was tried in October of 2003 and convicted of forcible sodomy and violating an adult abuse order. The selection process for the jury venire panel was unusual and has become the subject of this appeal. At the time of trial, the Jackson County Circuit Court utilized computer software and a database that was developed by the Office of the State Court Administrator (OSCA) to select jurors from the qualified juror list. The database contained the names of about…