State v. Parker

COVINGTON, Judge.

In State v. Parker, 836 S.W.2d 930 (Mo. banc 1992), (Parker I) this Court remanded for a hearing to determine whether the prosecutor used the state’s peremptory strikes in a discriminatory manner, thus violating Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), and State v. Antwine, 743 S.W.2d 51 (Mo. banc 1987). The Court reserved review of appellant’s remaining points on appeal. On Feb ruary 5, 1993, the trial court held an evi-dentiary hearing pursuant to the instructions delineated in Parker I. The trial court found that the prosecutor’s peremptory…