Johnson v. State

The appellant, Linda Yvette Johnson, was convicted of two counts of unlawfully selling, furnishing, or giving away cocaine, in violation of § 20-2-70, Code of Alabama (1975). She was sentenced to two five-year terms of imprisonment to run concurrently. She was also ordered to pay $150 restitution.

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The appellant argues that the State used its peremptory strikes to exclude potential black jurors and thereby violated her right to equal protection. The record indicates that following the striking of the jury, the defense counsel objected on the basis of systematic exclusion of blacks from the…