Commonwealth v. Garrett
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
POPOVICH, Judge.
In this appeal, appellant contends that the Constitution does not prohibit a criminal defendant from discriminating on the basis of race in the exercise of his peremptory challenges. We disagree with this contention, and, therefore, we affirm.
The record discloses the following pertinent facts and procedural history: On December 10, 1998, appellant, who was black, was convicted on the charges of robbery, aggravated assault, and criminal conspiracy. On direct appeal, this Court reversed the judgment of sentence and remanded for a new trial because the trial court failed to give…
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