Legal Opinion
State v. Wright
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided April 14, 2003No. 3628PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHoward, J.
Wayne Wright was convicted of attempted second-degree burglary. Wright appeals, arguing the indictment was insufficient to confer subject matter jurisdiction, and the State violated Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), by improperly striking a juror based on racial considerations. We affirm.
FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
A grand jury indicted Wright for attempted first-degree burglary. The caption of the indictment stated, “Attempted Burglary (Dwelling) FIRST DEGREE Common Law — No Classification,” and the text of the indictment alleged:
That TONY WAYNE WRIGHT…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Matthews v. EvattCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- State v. AdamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1996
- State v. ShulerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
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3Cited by7 opinions
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