David v. State

Ingram, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of the offense of involuntary manslaughter in the Superior Court of *199Jackson County and sentenced to serve a prison term of three years. The notice of appeal recites this appeal is addressed to this court "by virtue of the fact that the constitutionality of Ga. Code §§ 59-124 and 59-112 (d) are [sic] in issue.” Defendant argues the Georgia statute provides for the automatic exclusion of women from service on grand and traverse juries and therefore facially violates the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution under Taylor v.…