Siler v. State

McMILLAN, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of robbery in the first degree, in violation of § 13A-8-41, Code of Alabama 1975, and was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment. He was ordered to pay $500 to the victims’ compensation fund, $1,477.19 in restitution, and court costs.

On appeal, the appellant, a black male, argues that the State systematically excluded blacks from the jury on the basis of race, in violation of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), and Ex parte Branch, 526 So.2d 609 (Ala.1987). He further argues that the State failed to offer valid…