Forrest v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

The defendant, Darryl G. Forrest, was convicted of murder 2 for a 1999 incident in Indianapolis, Indiana, that resulted in the death of fourteen-month-old Xavier Hill The defendant was sentenced to sixty years in prison.

In this direct appeal, the defendant makes two claims: (1) that the trial court erred in allowing the prosecution to use a peremptory challenge to strike the only African-American juror on the venire panel; and (2) that there was insufficient evidence to convict the defendant of murder. We affirm his conviction.

Peremptory Challenge

The defendant asserts that…