Meyers v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

Appellant was charged in the Fort Smith District, Sebastian County, with attempted rape and convicted of third degree battery. The jury imposed a punishment of one year in jail and a fine of $1,000. Two errors are charged: the trial court should have granted a motion to quash the jury panel and should have declared a mistrial because of a remark by the prosecutor during voir dire examination. The arguments are without merit.

The motion to quash mentions no constitutional issues, but alleges simply that in the opinion of counseka jury drawn from the entire county would be…