STATE v. WATKINS

No. 91-670.

494 N.W.2d 438 (1992)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Charles D. WATKINS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

October 27, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and Andi S. Lipman, Asst. State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Bonnie J. Campbell, Atty. Gen., Richard J. Bennett, Asst. Atty. Gen., John P. Sarcone, County Atty., and Nan Horvat, Asst. County Atty., for appellee.

Heard by OXBERGER, C.J., and DONIELSON and SCHLEGEL, JJ., but decided en banc.


SCHLEGEL, Judge.

Charles D. Watkins was accused of first-degree kidnapping and second-degree theft. Prior to the presentation of evidence, but after the jury was selected and sworn, Watkins challenged the jury panel on the grounds it failed to represent a fair cross section of the community, in violation of his Sixth-Amendment rights. The district court refused to hold a hearing to determine whether there had been a systematic...

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