Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 16, 1996No. Nos. 65667, 67622PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMON, Judge.
Appellant, Michael Williams, appeals from his sentences, following a jury verdict, of a life term without parole for murder in the first degree, § 565.020.1, RSMo.1994 (all references shall be to RSMo.1994 unless otherwise indicated), and a consecutive life term for armed criminal action, § 571.015, in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis.
On appeal, appellant contends: (1) the trial court erred in overruling his Batson motion *848because the state’s offered explanation for striking a black venireperson was pretextual because the state did not strike similarly situated white…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- State v. ParkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
- State v. BernardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
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