Roberts v. State

The appellant, David Roberts, was convicted of first degree robbery, in violation of § 13A-8-41, Code of Alabama 1975. Pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offender Act, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. He also was fined $1000, and was ordered to pay $50 to the crime victims' compensation fund.

I

The appellant initially contends that the trial court erred in denying his Batson1 motion. He claims that the prosecutor used four of his peremptory strikes to remove black veniremembers from the venire because of their race. The United States Supreme Court in Batson held that the exclusion of blacks…