State v. Gray

WEBB, Justice.

The defendant’s first assignment of error is to the denial of his motion for mistrial based on what the defendant contends was purposeful racial discrimination by the State in the selection of the jury. The defendant made this motion immediately after the jury was selected and before it was impaneled. The court had a hearing and made findings which were supported by the evidence that (1) the prosecuting attorney asked all the jurors essentially the same questions, (2) no questions indicated any prejudice or discrimination on the part of the prosecuting attorney, and (3) the…