Demunn v. State

Warren Monte Demunn was indicted for the offense of possession of cocaine, in violation of § 13A-12-212(a)(1), Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found Demunn guilty as charged in the indictment, and he was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, which sentence was suspended conditioned on Demunn's serving the three years' probation. Six issues are raised on appeal.

I

Demunn contends that the State purposefully used three of its peremptory strikes to remove three blacks from the jury venire, in violation of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79,106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986).

In the case sub judice,…