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GAMBLE v. STATE

44286.

257 Ga. 325 (1987)

357 S.E.2d 792

GAMBLE v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied July 30, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah M. Tipton-Downie, Alan P. Layne, Clive Stafford-Smith, for appellant.

Richard A. Malone, District Attorney, William H. McClain, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

GREGORY, Justice.

Willie Gamble, Jr., was convicted in Emanuel County on two counts of murder and sentenced to death. Gamble, who is black, was tried by an all-white jury after the prosecutor used his ten peremptory challenges to strike all ten blacks from the venire. On appeal, Gamble contends that the manner in which the prosecutor exercised his peremptory challenges against blacks gave rise to an inference of discrimination — a prima facie case of purposeful...

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