Branch v. State

OPINION

FULLER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. The jury assessed punishment at fifty years’ imprisonment. We affirm.

Point of Error No. One alleges an impermissible use of peremptory challenges by the State in violation of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986). The issue was properly preserved in the trial court by timely objection and hearing. The Appellant is a black male. There were she (perhaps seven) black panel members who were within range of potential service on the petit jury. All were subjected to peremptory challenge by the…