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.
The Supreme Court of the United States has held that a criminal defendant has
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