State v. Lopez

Robert Lopez appeals his conviction of possession of cocaine and heroin. See sections 161.16(2)(b)l, 161.41(3) (cocaine) and 161.14(3)(k), 161.41(2) (heroin). He claims trial-court error in ruling that the State's peremptory challenge of a Native-American man during the course of jury selection did not violate Lopez' rights under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution. Lopez also claims that the evidence was insufficient to support the jury's verdict. We affirm.

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Lopez was arrested in a Milwaukee apartment when police, conducting a search pursuant to a warrant,…