Cox v. State

Tony Andre Cox was convicted of robbery in the first degree. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed his conviction and remanded his case to the circuit court for a new trial. Cox v.State, 629 So.2d 664 (Ala.Cr.App. 1992). The Court of Criminal Appeals based its reversal on its holding that a clear violation of the principles of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79,106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), had occurred during the selection of the jury, arising from the State's removal of two blacks from the jury venire through the use of its peremptory challenges. We granted the State's petition for…