Legal Opinion
Melvin Ford, Jr. v. the State of Texas
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided January 24, 2023No. 06-22-00092-CRPublished
1Opinion of the Court
In The Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana No. 06-22-00092-CR MELVIN FORD, JR., Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 85th District Court Brazos County, Texas Trial Court No. 21-01825-CRF-85 Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Stevens MEMORANDUM OPINION A Brazos County 1 jury convicted Melvin Ford, Jr., of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. 2 Ford appeals, complaining that (1) the trial court erred by denying Ford’s Batson 3 challenge to the State’s use of a peremptory strike, (2) law…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Illinois v. WardlowSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Snyder v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
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