Ferryman v. State

Mario Ferryman appeals the judgment and sentence of thirty years imprisonment imposed on him after his conviction by jury of burglary. He argues that he is entitled to a new trial based on two asserted errors. First, he posits that the trial court erred in permitting the State to strike an African-American juror. Next, he maintains that a motion to suppress the results of a search of his home was improperly denied. Because we conclude that the peremptory strike was validly exercised, and that the search was author*712ized based on the consent to it by Mr. Ferryman’s wife, we affirm.

We turn our…