STATE v. AVERY

No. 34.

261 S.E.2d 803 (1980)

299 N.C. 126

STATE of North Carolina v. Bernard AVERY.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

February 1, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen., Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen., Charles M. Hensey, Raleigh, for the State.

Chambers, Stein, Ferguson & Becton by James C. Fuller, Jr., Charlotte, for defendant-appellant.


BROCK, Justice.

In his first argument to this Court defendant-appellant contends that the trial court denied him his Fourteenth and Sixth Amendment rights in failing to quash an allegedly discriminatory jury venire. Defendant contends that he made a prima facie showing of constitutional violations and thus the burden shifted to the State to rebut his prima facie case. For the reasons which follow we hold the defendant did not make such a showing.

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