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STATE v. MARTINEZ

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294 S.C. 72 (1987)

362 S.E.2d 641

The STATE, Respondent v. Lavelle MARTINEZ, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided November 30, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack B. Swerling, of Swerling & Harpootlian, and David Bruck and John Blume, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Attys. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., and Amie L. Clifford, and Sol. James C. Anders, Jr., Columbia, for respondent.

Heard Oct. 6, 1987.

Decided Nov. 30, 1987.

GREGORY, Justice:

Appellant was convicted of first degree burglary and first degree criminal sexual conduct. He was sentenced to consecutive terms of life imprisonment and thirty years. We affirm.

Appellant is a member of the black race. After the Solicitor struck four of the five black jurors presented, the trial judge found a prima facie showing of racial...

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