Legal Opinion
Hassan, Adbihakim
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 27, 2012No. PD-1682-11PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKeller, P.J.
The State used its only three peremptory challenges to strike two African-Americans and an Asian in a fourteen-person venire that was made up predominantly of racial minorities. The court of appeals held that appellant had established a pri-ma facie case of racial discrimination un der Batson v. Kentucky. 1 We disagree and reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Trial
Appellant was tried for a misdemeanor traffic offense before a six-person jury. 2 At jury selection, the State and appellant were each allocated three peremptory strikes. 3 The venire consisted of fourteen people: five African-Americans, two…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Miller-El v. DretkeSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Johnson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- United States v. Sandra Vaccaro, John Vaccaro, Michael Brennan, Paul Bond, Norman Alvis, Stephen Labarbera, Dorothy Snider, and William CushingCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- People v. BellCalifornia Supreme Court · 2007
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Robert Nathaniel Jones v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2013
- Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
- Adbihakim Hassan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2012
- Jackson v. StroudCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
- Adbihakim Hassan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2013
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