Chivers v. State

OPINION

THOMAS, Justice.

Michael Anthony Chivers appeals from a conviction of burglary of a building. After the jury returned a guilty verdict, the trial court assessed punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, at twenty-five years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. 1 In a single point of error, Chivers contends that the jury selection occurred in a racially discriminatory manner. Because we hold that the State did not provide a racially neutral explanation for one of its peremptory challenges, the trial court’s judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded for a…