Legal Opinion
State v. Chapman
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided February 13, 1995No. 24191PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Waller, Justice:
Jeffrey Allen Chapman was convicted of third-degree criminal sexual conduct and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. We remand pursuant to State v. Jones, 298 S.C. 54, 358 S.E. (2d) 701 (1987).
FACTS
During jury selection, the State exercised peremptory challenges against four white male jurors. In response, Chapman, who is also a white male, made a Batson 1 motion and attempted to establish a prima facie violation:
[Defense counsel]: I would make a motion under the Bat-son versus Kentucky with regard to the strikes that were made by the Solicitor’s office. I believe that the…
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