David M. Shields v. State

Shields v. State

NO. 10-89-284-CR

NO. 10-89-285-CR

IN THE

COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE

TENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

AT WACO

DAVID M. SHIELDS,

Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee

From County Court at Law

McLennan County, Texas

Trial Court #s 892319 CR1 and 892321 CR1

O P I N I O N

This opinion discusses the procedure for a Batson hearing. See Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986). Appellant, who is black, contends the State used a peremptory challenge in a racially discriminatory manner to strike a Hispanic juror from the jury which convicted him of evading arrest and criminal…