State v. Araiza

JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a criminal case in which Rodney Araiza was convicted of first-degree murder and riot.

We hold:

1. The trial court’s denial of Araiza’s motion to strike the jury panel based on a claim that the state used its peremptory challenges to exclude racial minorities from the jury panel was not clearly erroneous.

2. The trial court’s denial of motions by Araiza’s attorney to withdraw from the case based on a conflict of interest did not violate Araiza’s constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel and was not an abuse of discretion.

3. The trial court did not abuse its…