Thornton v. State

BILL BASS, Justice.

George Thornton, III, appeals from his conviction of aggravated robbery. Upon his plea of guilty, the jury convicted him and assessed his punishment at 69 years confinement and a fine of $10,000. Appellant brings four points of error. We will affirm his conviction.

In his first point, Appellant contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to quash the jury panel based on the State’s use of peremptory challenges to remove jurors based on race. See Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986). When determining the validity of a Batson claim,…