Sanders v. State

Tom Glaze, Justice.

This is an appeal from the appellant’s conviction of robbery and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He received a sentence of fifty-five years. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying the appellant’s objection that the jury panel had no black members. We find no error.

The appellant, a black male, was convicted of robbing a white man. At trial, he asserted that the jury panel in Garland County, from which the appellant’s jury was picked, did not contain any black members. Appellant objected to the panel alleging that it would be highly…