STATE v. CARR

No. S91A1595.

413 S.E.2d 192 (1992)

261 Ga. 845

The STATE v. CARR.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

February 6, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Malone, Dist. Atty., William Steven Askew, Asst. Dist. Atty., Swainsboro, for the State.

Michael J. Moses, Louisville, for Willie James Carr.

Bruce Maloy, Maloy & Jenkins, Mary Erickson, Malloy & Jenkins, Atlanta, for other interested parties.


PER CURIAM.

Willie J. Carr, a black man, was indicted for drug-related offenses. In striking the jury to try his case, Carr used fifteen peremptory strikes to remove fifteen white persons from the jury panel. The state used two peremptory strikes to remove two black persons from the panel. The jury selected to try Carr's case consisted of eleven black persons and one Hispanic person.

The state then moved under Batson v. Kentucky, 476...

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