Thomas v. State

Appellant, Daryl D. Thomas, was convicted of armed robbery and aggravated battery and was sentenced to concurrent terms of fifty years’ imprisonment with twenty-five-year mandatory minimums. First, Appellant argues that the trial court erred in allowing the State to use a peremptory challenge on an African-American juror. Even if this issue had been preserved for appellate review, it is without merit. Second, Appellant argues that his sentence is unconstitutional pursuant to Graham, v. Florida, — U.S.-, 130 S.Ct. 2011, 176 L.Ed.2d 825 (May 17, 2010), because he was seventeen years old when he…