Murphy v. State

The appellant, Anthony Paul Murphy, was convicted of sodomy in the first degree and sexual abuse in the first degree. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison on the sexual abuse charge and life in prison on the sodomy charge, the sentences to run consecutively. On appeal the appellant presents three issues.

I

The appellant initially argues that the trial court erred in denying his Batson motion based on his allegation that males were improperly excluded from the jury. This issue has come before this court on more than one occasion. The law currently states that Batson does not extend to…