SMITH v. STATE

No. CR 87-151.

742 S.W.2d 936 (1988)

294 Ark. 357

Kenneth Wayne SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

January 25, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Simpson, Public Defender, Howard Koopman, Donald K. Campbell III, Dep. Public Defenders, Little Rock, for appellant.

David B. Eberhard, Little Rock, for appellee.


DUDLEY, Justice.

A jury found the appellant guilty of rape and fixed his sentence at forty years. On appeal, he argues that the prosecutor used peremptory challenges in a racially discriminatory manner to strike blacks from the jury in violation of the Equal Protection Clause. We find no merit in the argument and affirm the judgment of conviction.

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