State v. Martinez

*73Gregory, Justice:

Appellant was convicted of first degree burglary and first degree criminal sexual conduct. He was sentenced to consecutive terms of life imprisonment and thirty years. We affirm.

Appellant is a member of the black race. After the Solicitor struck four of the five black jurors presented, the trial judge found a prima facie showing of racial discrimination under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U. S. 79, 106 S. Ct. 1712, 90 L. Ed. (2d) 69 (1986).1 The Solicitor offered the following explanations for the four strikes: Juror Johnson worked for the Department of Mental Health; Juror Smith…