Legal Opinion

Gardner v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 12, 1997No. A97A0412PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

Appellant Tadaris Gardner appeals a Decatur County jury’s verdict finding him guilty of the July 18, 1995 armed robbery of a McDonald’s Restaurant in Bainbridge, Georgia. Appellant’s sole enumeration of error is a challenge to the trial court’s determination that, pursuant to Georgia v. McCollum, 505 U. S. 42, 59 (112 SC 2348, 120 LE2d 33) (1992), appellant’s use of his peremptory strikes was racially motivated. Held:

In a two-pronged argument, appellant contends that the trial court erred in rejecting his race-neutral explanations for striking jurors 40, 41, 54, and 61.…

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2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. St. Mary's Honor Center v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  2. Hudson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. State v. GoodeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Morris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Chavarria v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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