Legal Opinion
Demarco Wolfe v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided August 15, 2017No. 2016–KA–00401–COAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREENLEE, J., FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. Demarco Wolfe was convicted of aggravated assault, carjacking, and armed robbery. He was sentenced to serve concurrent terms of twenty, thirty, and thirty-five years. On direct appeal, Wolfe argues that the State impermissibly sought to exclude African American males from the jury in violation of Batson v. Kentucky , 476 U.S. 79 , 106 S.Ct. 1712 , 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986). Finding no error, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
¶ 2. During jury selection for Wolfe's trial, the State used two of its peremptory strikes on African American males. A third African…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Coleman v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
- Berry v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
- Thomas v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
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3Cited by2 opinions
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