Legal Opinion
Alires v. State
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Decided November 22, 1995No. 72,827PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GERNON, J.:
Terry Alires appeals the denial of his habeas corpus petition filed pursuant to K.S.A. 60-1507. Alires contends that his equal protection rights had been violated by the State’s use of a peremptory challenge in jury selection to strike a black juror.
*677In 1989, Alires was convicted of kidnapping and aggravated robbery. Alires’ convictions were affirmed after a direct appeal to the Kansas Supreme Court.
The present action was filed in 1993 while Alires was serving his sentence. The appeal raises the issue of the use of a peremptory challenge.
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- State v. NeerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1990
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