McCarr v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Judge.
Willie McCarr appeals from his convictions of robbery, obstruction of a law enforcement officer and aggravated assault. Held:
1. Appellant contends that the State purposefully exercised its peremptory strikes to systematically exclude blacks from the jury and deny him equal protection of the law as proscribed by Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U. S. 79 (106 SC 1712, 90 LE2d 69). Appellant showed that he was black and that of the panel of 45 prospective jurors, six were black and 39 were white. One black and two whites were struck for cause; thus twelve percent of the potential jurors…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Gamble v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. NewtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Grandberry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
- Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- State v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Taul v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
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