Alpha Tippens v. State

Alpha Tippens v.. State

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-98-102-CR

ALPHA TIPPENS,

Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee

From the 87th District Court

Freestone County, Texas

Trial Court # 97-199-CR

O P I N I O N

Alpha Tippens was indicted for delivery of a controlled substance under one gram. A jury found him guilty of the charged crime and found the enhancement provisions of the indictment to be true. Tippens was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment and a $10,000 fine. He appeals, asserting that the court abused its discretion in finding no Batson violation by the State’s use of its peremptory…