LARSON, Justice.
Charles D. Watkins, who is black, was tried for kidnapping and theft. After the jury was selected and sworn, and before opening statements, Watkins unsuccessfully requested a hearing to determine whether there had been a systematic effort to exclude blacks from the jury panel. He claimed that his sixth amendment rights were violated by the State's failure to provide him a jury panel representing a fair cross section of the community. Watkins was convicted...
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