Legal Opinion
State v. Millage
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided December 8, 1993No. 448615-9107; CA A74055PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDeits, P. J.
Defendant was convicted of disorderly conduct and assault in the fourth degree. ORS 166.025; ORS 163.160. He argues that the trial court erred in finding that the prosecutor’s peremptory challenge of a prospective juror, who is a member of a racial minority, did not violate his Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection of the laws. We affirm.
On July 3, 1991, defendant, an African-American man, and McIntosh, 2 also an African-American man, entered an Arctic Circle restaurant and ordered food. According to several witnesses, defendant and McIntosh verbally abused the employees. About 20…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- State v. HendersonOregon Supreme Court · 1992
- State v. McIntoshCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1993
3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. Ruiz-MartinezCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2001
- State v. RossCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1998
- State v. McIntoshCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1993
- State v. ClayCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2001