DOWNEY, Judge.
Appellant, Manuel Charles, and four codefendants, were charged with conspiracy to traffic in cocaine and appellant was found guilty as charged. Three appellate points have been presented but only one has merit, that having to do with the jury selection process.
During jury selection, the state struck the three black jurors on the panel. Mr. Nurik, counsel for a codefendant, challenged the state's action as racially motivated. The state responded...
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