Cox v. State

The appellant, Tony Andre Cox, was convicted of robbery in the first degree and was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. He raises two issues on this appeal from that conviction.

I

We find a clear violation of the principles of Batson v.Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986).

The proceedings concerning this matter that appear in the record on appeal are as follows:

"MR. BROWER [defense counsel]: Your Honor, we would move to quash the jury and move for a mistrial in that the prosecution excluded black jurors based solely on the race in state's peremptory challenges [sic]. That…