Legal Opinion
Staples v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 15, 1993No. A93A0167PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
Herman Lee Staples was tried by a jury on a four-count indictment involving possession of illegal drugs. He was acquitted on three counts and found guilty of one count of trafficking in cocaine. His motion for a new trial was denied.
1. Staples, who is black, joined in a co-defendant’s timely challenge to the prosecutor’s use of peremptory strikes, alleging a violation of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U. S. 79 (106 SC 1712, 90 LE2d 69) (1986). He contends the trial court erroneously overruled this challenge. The record reveals that the prosecutor stated for the record that peremptory…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Clarke v. ZantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Sabel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Sapeu v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Hobson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
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