Legal Opinion
Hillman v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 19, 1987No. 74980PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of terroristic threats. In this second appearance of his case (see 182 Ga. App. 47 (354 SE2d 673) (1987)), appellant again challenges the trial court’s finding that the prosecutor had provided a sufficiently neutral explanation for using nine of his peremptory strikes to eliminate nine black veniremen from the jury. We find no error in the trial court’s ruling.
1. Under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U. S. _ (106 SC 1712, 90 LE2d 69) (1986), “[i]f the defendant can establish a prima facie case of racial discrimination in the prosecutor’s exercise of his…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gamble v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Stanley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Geiger v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Boone v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Bess v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Trice v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Mathews v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
- Wheat v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
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