Opinion ID: 1501778
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Heading Rank: 8

Heading: there was an unconstitutional exclusion of veniremen from the jury panel.

Text: Appellant alleges that the trial court erred in excusing several veniremen from jury service at the outset of voir dire. After reviewing the reasons expressed by the 24 persons excused, we find no abuse of discretion by the trial court. There was no deliberate exclusion of a large class of eligible jurors as was true in Hall v. State, 259 Ark. 815, 537 S.W.2d 155 (1976), where all farmers were excused. Here the court acted reasonably to excuse persons only when the state of his health or that of his family reasonably requires his absence; or when, for any reason, his own interests or those of the public will, in the opinion of the Court be materially injured by his attendance. Ark.Stat.Ann. § 39-107 (Supp.1979).