Opinion ID: 1747978
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Size of Master Jury List

Text: Appellant also argues that the Board violated section 494.410.1 because the master jury list contained only 750 names at any given time, far fewer than the statutorily required 5% of the county population. [2] The record does not support this claim. Instead, it shows that the Board compiled a master jury list of about 42,000 names, greatly exceeding the required minimum 5% of the county population. This master jury list was compiled from, and consisted of, a combined cross-referenced list of the eligible voters and licensed drivers within Cape Girardeau County. Once every three months the Board would load the names from the master jury list into a computer, which would then randomly select a qualified juror list of 750 names, consistent with section 494.415. Separate jury panels would then be chosen from the qualified jury list as needed. Appellant's argument on this issue is based in part on a matter of semantics contained in the testimony of the Cape Girardeau County circuit clerk, who at times used the term source lists rather than master jury list to refer to the combined and cross-referenced registered voters/licensed drivers list. It is clear from the overall context of the clerk's testimony, however, that he was using these two terms interchangeably. See also the 1993 Committee Note to Standard 2, Supreme Court of Missouri Standards Relating to Juror Use and Management (advisory standards adopted by this Court for guidance and use by all Missouri courts, which may be obtained from the Office of State Courts Administrator). The Committee Note states that, in compiling the master jury list: Using two source lists, such as the drivers license and voter registration lists, is recommended. Appellant is incorrect in arguing that simply because section 494.410 requires the Board to consult one or more public records (such as the voter registration and drivers license lists) in order to compile the master jury list, that the master jury list therefore cannot consist of those records. See State v. Albrecht, 817 S.W.2d 619, 623 (Mo.App. 1991).