Snell v. State

On September 24, 1996, Tyrone Snell was convicted of possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, a violation of § 13A-12-212, Ala. Code 1975. He was sentenced, upon application of the Alabama Habitual Felony Offender Act, to 25 years' in the penitentiary. Snell raises two issues on appeal and the State raises a third issue in its brief to this court.

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Snell argues that the trial court erred in denying hisBatson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), motion that alleged that the State used its peremptory strikes in a racially discriminatory manner. His Batson…