Alabama Supreme Court 1921017.
TAYLOR, Judge.
The appellant, Willie C. Knight, was convicted of assault in the second degree, a violation of § 13A-6-21, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment. The sentence was split—with the appellant to serve three years in prison followed by five years on formal probation.
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The appellant argues that the state violated the principles of Batson v. Kentucky,
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