Legal Opinion
Wilcher v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 26, 1998No. A98A0515PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
Appellant Willie Otis Wilcher appeals a Laurens County jury verdict finding him guilty of possession of cocaine,1 theft by receiving stolen property (firearm), and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.2 We affirm.
1. First, appellant contends that the state exercised a peremptory strike against juror no. 2 for reasons that were not race-neutral. Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U. S. 79 (106 SC 1712, 90 LE2d 69) (1986). We disagree.
Following the defense challenge, the prosecution offered its reasons for the exercise of a peremptory strike against juror no. 2.3 The *642pr…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- St. Mary's Honor Center v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
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3Cited by1 opinion
- White v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002