Legal Opinion
Ford v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 15, 1999No. 1194-98Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
1 S.W.3d 691 (1999)
Doug Lee FORD, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Texas.
No. 1194-98.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
September 15, 1999.
Randy M. Clapp, El Campo, for appellant.
Josh McCown, Dist. Atty., Wharton, Robinson C. Ramsey, San Antonio, Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for State.
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · PricePrice, J., joined by McCORMICK, P.J., and Meyers, Keller, Holland, Womack, Johnson, and Keasler, J.J.,
Appellant was charged with the offense of possession of a controlled substance. During jury selection, appellant objected to the State's use of peremptory strikes against six of the seven black venire members.[1] He moved for a Batson hearing, arguing that the State was unconstitutionally striking these…
Also in this document: Dissent.
3Cases cited6 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Ford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Yarborough v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Hughes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1998
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