Christopher Wardlow v. State

BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.

Appellant Christopher Wardlow appeals a jury determination finding him guilty of committing aggravated robbery. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 29.03(a)(2) (West 1994). On appeal, Wardlow contends the trial judge erred by not granting a hearing after he presented a prima facie case of the state’s discriminatory strike of the sole remaining African-American venire-member and by admitting appellant’s video-taped statement in violation of article 38.22, section 3 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Tex.Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 38.22, § 3 (West 1979 & Supp. 1999). At oral…