Weaver v. State

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The appellant, Jerry Lamar Weaver, was convicted of manslaughter, a violation of § 13A-6-3, Ala. Code 1975. He was sentenced to 16 years in the penitentiary and was ordered to pay $3,354.03 in restitution. The appellant raises four issues on appeal.

I

The appellant contends that he made a prima facie showing that the prosecution in exercising its peremptory strikes engaged in race and gender discrimination in violation ofBatson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct.…