Mathis v. State

Brian Scott Mathis was convicted after a jury trial of unlawful distribution of cocaine, a violation of § 13A-12-211, Code of Alabama 1975. Thereafter, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison and was ordered to pay restitution of $200.00 and court costs. He raises two issues on appeal.

I

The appellant first argues that he has standing, as a white male defendant, to object pursuant to Batson v. Kentucky,476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), to the prosecution's peremptory challenge of black prospective jurors.

This court held in Turner v. State, 521 So.2d 93 (Ala.Cr.App. 1987), that…