State v. Akridge

On December 3, 1968, two armed men robbed the Seattle Community College Bookstore. Defendant James Akridge, III was identified, charged, tried to a jury and convicted of armed robbery. His appeal is directed solely to the denial of certain motions which he made during the trial.

Just prior to the swearing of the jury, appellant moved to dismiss the panel because there were no non-Caucasians on it. He offered no evidence by affidavit, or otherwise, in support of the motion, nor did he make an offer of proof tending to show purposeful discrimination based upon race. Discrimination in the…