Moore v. State

John B. Robbins, Judge.

Appellant William C. Moore was convicted by a jury of aggravated robbery and sentenced to twenty years in prison with five suspended. On appeal, his sole argument is that he was denied an impartial jury because the trial court denied his Batson challenge to the State’s peremptory strike of a juror.

Mr. Moore is white, and during voir dire the State exercised a strike against a black venire person. The following exchange subsequently occurred:

Defense Counsel: Your Honor, Ms.Tillman is African-American and we would object to her being struck — we would object to her being…