Legal Opinion
State v. Pointer
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 27, 2007No. WD 66311PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VICTOR C. HOWARD, Chief Judge.
Deandre L. Pointer was convicted after a jury trial of one count of murder in the first degree, one count of murder in the second degree, and two counts of armed criminal action. Pointer’s sole point on appeal is that the trial court erred in overruling his Batson objections. We do not find that the ruling of the trial court was clearly erroneous. The judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
Procedural and Factual Background
Deandre L. Pointer (“Pointer”) was charged by indictment in Jackson County as a persistent felony offender with murder in the first degree for…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- State v. AntwineSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
- State v. ParkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
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