Legal Opinion
State v. Ford
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided February 8, 1999No. 24899PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURNETT, Justice:
Respondent appeals from his conviction for murder and armed robbery and his sentence of life for the murder and 30 years, consecutive, for the armed robbery. We reverse.
FACTS
During jury selection, appellant exercised thirteen peremptory challenges when selecting the jury and the two alter nates. Twelve of the thirteen jurors struck were white. 1 On the State’s motion, the trial court conducted a Batson 2 hearing.
Appellant then explained why he struck these jurors. Appellant struck Juror # 7 because her husband’s family was active in the rescue squad, which according to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- State v. AdamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1996
- State v. FranklinSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1995
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1990
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3Cited by20 opinions
- State v. ShulerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
- State v. HaiglerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
- State v. LewisSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2005
- State v. RayfieldSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2006
- State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2009
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