Allen v. State

OPINION

SAM BASS, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of aggravated robbery, and assessed punishment at 57 years confinement and an $8,000 fine.

We affirm.

Appellant does not contest the sufficiency of the evidence.

In his first two points of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his request for a “Batson ” hearing (see Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986)) and his motion to strike the jury panel. Appellant alleged that, through its use of peremptory strikes, the State engaged in the “systematic exclusion of members of appellant’s…