State v. Keys

DONIELSON, Chief Judge.

Defendant Bruce Keys appeals his convictions for first-degree robbery and terrorism. He argues: 1) the trial court erred in allowing the prosecution to use a peremptory challenge against the only black member of the jury panel; 2) the trial court erred in overruling his motion for a mistrial; and 3) the trial court erred in overruling his motion to dismiss the second robbery count. We affirm.

I. PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE.

The defendant is black and argues he was “unconstitutionally denied a fair cross-section jury when the only black on the 24-member jury panel was stricken by…