Lawrence v. State

Murphy, C. J., and Cole J., concur in the result.

The sole question presented here is whether, in this criminal case, the trial judge erred in overruling an accused’s objection to the prosecutor’s use of peremptory challenges to exclude individuals from the jury allegedly on the basis of race.

Because the record before us does not show any evidence that the excluded individuals were so excluded solely because of their race, we perceive no error and shall affirm.

James Ivory Lawrence was charged with murder and related offenses. In a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, he was…