Preachers v. State

BASCHAB, Judge.

The appellant, Steven L. Preachers, was convicted of capital murder for the killing of Angel Marie 'Whitley. The murder was made capital because the victim was less than fourteen years of age. See § 13A-5-*16340(a)(18), Ala.Code 1975. The trial court sentenced him to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole.1 This appeal followed.

The appellant argues that the trial court improperly denied his motion pursuant to Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), after the prosecutor allegedly used his peremptory challenges in a racially…