Kent v. State

Birdsong, Judge.

Earl Kent was convicted of charges of robbery by force and rape. He appeals, enumerating nine errors of law. Held:

1. In his first enumeration, appellant claims the trial court erred in denying his motion for mistrial based upon the exclusion of blacks from the trial jury. He contends the district attorney utilized the state’s peremptory strikes to remove all blacks from the jury, denying the appellant a trial by jury of his peers and of fair representation of the jury. Appellant cites no legal authority for his position (see Rules of this court, Rule 15 (c) (2)), but states…