Yarborough v. State

Appellant Yarborough was convicted of delivery of a controlled substance (cocaine) and was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. His conviction was reversed by the court of appeals. Yarborough v. State, 868 S.W.2d 913 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 1994). We granted the State’s petition for discretionary review to consider the sole ground for review:

Whether the court of appeals properly found that the trial court was clearly erroneous in determining that the State’s challenge of venireperson Mark Martinez was race-neutral.

During jury selection, appellant Yarbor-ough challenged the State’s use of its…