State v. Woodruff

Chandler, Justice:

Appellant Timothy Fitzgerald Woodruff (Woodruff) was convicted of murder, armed robbery, and conspiracy. He was sentenced to consecutive terms of life, twenty-five years, and five years, respectively.

We affirm.

FACTS

On February 23, 1987, Woodruff, who is black, and one Keith Childs, while robbing a Greenville Hess station, shot and killed the attendant, Nathan Wix.

At Woodruffs trial, the State exercised peremptory challenges against three 1 black jurors. After finding that Woodruff had established a prima facie showing of racial discrimination, the trial court conducted a…