Legal Opinion
Gilchrist v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 28, 1995No. 111PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELDRIDGE, Judge.
The principal issue in this criminal case is whether the holding by the Supreme Court in Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), applies to peremptory challenges aimed at excluding white prospective jurors from the venire based on their race.
I
Gary Gilchrist was charged with distribution of cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. On August 3, 1992, he was tried before a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.
Jury selection at Gilchrist’s trial was done in accordance with the following procedure. The trial judge conducted…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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- Regents of the University of California v. BakkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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