Jackson v. State

CHANDLER, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A Hinds County jury convicted Jeffrey Jackson of the armed robbery of Hal & Mai’s Restaurant (Hal & Mai’s) in Jackson, Mississippi. The Circuit Court for the First Judicial District of Hinds County sentenced Jackson to twenty-five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Jackson appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by overruling his objection under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986).

¶ 2. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 3. Hal & Mai’s is a restaurant located in downtown Jackson that is…