Steeley v. State

The appellant was indicted for three counts of theft of property in the second degree. He was convicted on two counts of the lesser-included offense of negotiating a worthless instrument and was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in the county jail on each count, with the sentences to run consecutively. He was further ordered to pay attorney fees and restitution.

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The appellant argues that the trial court erred in failing to find that the prosecutor used his peremptory strikes in a racially discriminatory manner. The State argues that the appellant's objection on this ground was untimely.…