Legal Opinion
Carter v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 21, 1992No. CR-91-840PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
603 So.2d 1137 (1992)
Jerry Leon Durgin CARTER
v.
STATE.
CR-91-840.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.
August 21, 1992.
Arthur P. Clarke, Mobile, for appellant.
James H. Evans, Atty. Gen., and Robert C. Ward, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
TAYLOR, Judge.
The appellant, Jerry Leon Durgin Carter, was convicted of unlawful possession of cocaine, a violation of § 13A-12-212, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
The appellant, who is black, contends that the trial court erred in denying his Batson motion.[1] The appellant claims that the prosecutor used his peremptory…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by27 opinions
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