Powell v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
Defendant appealed his 1985 conviction for voluntary manslaughter and, in response to his contention that the State’s use of peremptory challenges was discriminatory, this court remanded with direction for an evidentiary hearing in accordance with Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U. S. 79 (106 SC 1712, 90 LE2d 69). (For this court’s previous holding and statement of pertinent facts, see Powell v. State, 182 Ga. App. 123 (355 SE2d 72).)
Evidence at the Batson hearing showed that the State used 9 of its 10 peremptory challenges to strike 9 of the 12 prospective jurors who were…
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