Legal Opinion
Moore v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided July 25, 1995No. F-90-471PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANE, Judge:
Today we decide an issue of first impression: that Title 22 O.S.1981, § 654, which grants both sides in a criminal trial peremptory challenges “for which no reason need be given” does not violate the due process principles of the Oklahoma Constitution found in Article II, sections 7 and 20, or the Equal Protection Clause of the federal constitution.
William D. Moore, appellant, was convicted by jury of First Degree Burglary, and Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon, both After Former Conviction of Two Felonies, in Muskogee County District Court, Case No. CRF-89-211.…
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