Epps v. United States

TERRY, Associate Judge.

Appellant Epps was convicted of distribution of cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute it, both in violation of D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(l) (1993). On appeal he contends that the trial court erred in finding that defense counsel had exercised his peremptory strikes in a racially discriminatory manner and in reinstating two of the stricken jurors as a remedy for the discrimination it found. We hold that the trial court’s factual finding that defense counsel exercised his peremptory strikes in an improper, discriminatory manner is supported by the record.…