State v. Reed

PER CURIAM. 1

A jury convicted Clifton Reed, Jr., of six counts of criminal nonsupport, a class D felony. 2 The court imposed a sentence of five years on each count, to be served concurrently. Reed claims that the state improperly used its peremptory challenges to exclude males from the jury and that the state failed to prove the mental element of “knowingly.” Finding no error, the judgment is affirmed.

PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE

Standard of Review

An appellate court reviews a trial court’s ruling on a gender-Batson 3 challenge to determine whether the ruling is clearly erroneous. State v. Marlowe, 89…