Opinion ID: 1903773
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 10

Heading: THE JURY CONSISTED OF ONE BLACK PERSON AND ELEVEN WHITE PERSONS, ALL OF WHOM WERE CHOSEN OUTSIDE McDOWELL'S PRESENCE.

Text: ¶ 37. McDowell alleges (without citation to the record) that his jury consisted of one black juror and eleven white jurors. Without waiving any procedural bars to consideration of this issue, the State points out that apparently there were only two black persons on the venire panel. The record reflects only that one of two black females was struck for cause and the other served on the jury. On the record before us, there is no way to tell how many (if any) black men on the venire pool were struck for cause or were removed with peremptory challenges. In any case, this Court has clearly established that a party waives any and all claims regarding the composition of his jury if he fails to raise an objection before the jury is sworn. Smith v. State, 724 So.2d 280, 330 (Miss.1998)(quoting Conner v. State, 632 So.2d 1239, 1264 (Miss.1993)). McDowell's pro se brief further suggests that there was something improper about his attorney meeting with the trial court and the prosecutor outside his presence to discuss peremptory challenges and for-cause strikes. McDowell cites no authority for this reasoning. This issue is without merit.