Johnny Lee Jones v. State

Jones v. State

NO. 10-90-008-CR

IN THE

COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE

TENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

AT WACO

JOHNNY LEE JONES,

Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee

From 54th Judicial District Court

McLennan County, Texas

Trial Court # 89-36-C

O P I N I O N

Points on appeal in this burglary case relate to Batson, an in-court identification, and an alleged comment on Appellant's failure to testify. See Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986). The judgment will be affirmed.

Appellant, who is black, claims the State violated Batson when it used peremptory strikes to eliminate three blacks…