Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 5, 1998No. A98A0252PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Smith was convicted of armed robbery (OCGA § 16-8-41), hijacking a motor vehicle (OCGA § 16-5-44.1), robbery (OCGA § 16-8-40), and aggravated assault (OCGA § 16-5-21). His motion for new trial was denied.
1. Smith, a black person, exercised nine peremptory strikes against white prospective jurors. The State challenged this under Batson v. Kentucky 1 and Georgia v. McCollum, 2 In his first seven enumerations, Smith contends the court erred in ruling that his explanations for striking jurors four, five, eight, and eleven were not race neutral. Smith complains that the court…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Georgia v. McCollumSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Chandler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- Burton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Hinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Hinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999