Alexander v. State

COBB, Judge.

This case was originally assigned to another judge on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. It was reassigned to Judge Cobb on January 17,1995.

The appellant, Lawrence Alexander Jr., was convicted of first-degree burglary, a violation of § 13A-7-5, Ala. Code 1975. He was sentenced as a habitual offender to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He raises three issues on appeal.

I

The appellant contends that he made a prima facie showing of racial and gender discrimination by the prosecution in violation of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79,106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69…