MacKintrush v. State

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

On December 22, 1997, the Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of conviction of appellant Walter MacKintrush. MacKintrush v. State, 60 Ark. App. 42, 959 S.W.2d 404 (1997). On February 12, 1998, this court granted MacKintrush’s petition to review the court of appeals decision to address any confusion surrounding this court’s decisions in the aftermath of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986). When we grant a petition of review, we review the judgment and proceedings before the trial court as if the appeal had been originally filed in this court. Malone v.…