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STATE v. TOMLIN

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299 S.C. 294 (1989)

384 S.E.2d 707

The STATE, Respondent v. Ada L. TOMLIN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided September 5, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Mace, Columbia, for appellant.

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

Heard May 1, 1989.

Decided Sept. 5, 1989.

TOAL, Justice:

The sole issue in this case involves the State's use of its peremptory challenges. Tomlin, a black woman, was charged with driving under the influence (second offense). During jury selection, the State exercised four of its peremptory challenges to strike black jurors and one to strike a white juror. Tomlin moved to dismiss the jury and for a mistrial under Batson v. Kentucky, ...

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