Sims v. State

David Newbern, Judge.

The appellant was convicted and sentenced to six years imprisonment for possession of stolen property in violation of Ark. Stat. Ann. §41-3938 (Repl. 1977). At his trial, which took place March 8,1979, he was represented by counsel. On March 22, 1979, he filed a petition with the trial court to have the verdict set aside, alleging as one ground, that a person who had sat as a juror in a previous, unrelated case in which he was convicted had also sat as a juror in this case. On March 23, 1979, the appellant’s counsel filed a motion for a new trial, alleging that the juror…