Slade v. State

Thompson, Justice.

Robert Slade’s judgments of conviction for malice murder and aggravated assault were affirmed on appeal to this Court, but the case was remanded to the trial court for a hearing on his Batson 1 challenge and claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Slade v. State, 267 Ga. 868 (485 SE2d 726) (1997). On remand, the trial court determined that the State offered race-neutral explanations for the exercise of its peremptory strikes, and that Slade received effective assistance of trial counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. Slade, an African-American male, submits that…