State v. Williams

Defendant, Darrell L. Williams (Williams), seeks either a reversal of his conviction or a remand to the trial court for a new trial. Williams also urges that his sentence is excessive and seeks a remand for resentencing. He was convicted as charged of forcible rape in violation of L.S. A.-R.S. 14:42.1 by jury.

On appeal the defendant assigns four errors:

1. That the trial court erred in allowing the state to use its peremptory challenges to remove jurors from the petit jury solely on account of their race, in violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States…