Legal Opinion
Rodgers v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided February 12, 1987No. 01-86-0370-CRPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JACK SMITH, Justice.
The sole issue in this case is whether the appellant’s constitutional right to equal protection under the law has been violated. A jury found the appellant, a black person, guilty of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. The court found the enhancement allegation to be true and assessed punishment of five years confinement. Appellant alleges that the State purposely excluded all members of his race on the basis of race alone by use of its statutory strikes.
On May 15, 1986, the voir dire examination of a venire of 40 persons was conducted. Since no members of the jury…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- People v. WheelerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- United States v. Frederick MathewsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1986
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Lockett v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
- Puckett v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. HintonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Johnson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- Spann v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
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