Hill v. State

I concur with the result reached by the majority; the judgment of the Court of Appeals should be affirmed. However, I write separately to address Part IV. of the majority opinion.

I. THE MAJORITY’S HOLDING

The majority phrases the State’s contentions as follows: “The State contends that the Court of Appeals’ decision effectively creates the rule that, if a prosecutor states that the venireman’s race influenced his decision to peremptorily challenge the venireman, the defendant has conclusively proven racial discrimination.” At 866. “The State contends that identification between the venireman…