Graham v. State

OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge

Case Summary

Appellant, Michael Graham (“Graham”), was convicted of two counts of dealing cocaine, 1 class B felonies, and two counts of possessing cocaine, 2 class D felonies. Graham was also adjudged an habitual offender. 3 Graham challenges the trial court’s determination that he did not make a prima facie showing of racial discrimination when the State exercised its peremptory challenges during jury selection. We find Graham did in fact make a prima facie showing of racial discrimination by the State in exercising its peremptory challenges, and that the trial judge…