TOWNSEND v. STATE

No. 6-86-059-CR.

730 S.W.2d 24 (1987)

Donnell TOWNSEND, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

March 17, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Daryll Bennett, Longview, for appellent.

John Tunnell, Asst. Dist. Atty., Longview, for appellee.


BLEIL, Justice.

Donnell Townsend appeals his conviction for burglary of a building. He contends that the prosecutor's use of peremptory strikes to remove all eight black persons from the jury panel violated his rights under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. We find no violation of his rights and affirm.

On April 28, 1986, the prosecutor and defense counsel conducted a brief voir dire examination of the jury panel. The prosecutor...

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