Hewell v. State

Frank Holt, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of arson and assessed her punishment at four years ’ imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-501 (Repl. 1964). Appellant argues for reversal that the procedure used in selecting the jury was arbitrary and contrary to the mandatory provisions of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 39-201 — 39-212.1 (Supp. 1975). Two jury panels were selected in the following manner. The judge of the Criminal Division and the judge of the Civil Division each appointed six commissioners who selected the requisite names and placed them in the jury…