STATE v. ARAIZA

No. 18398.

856 P.2d 872 (1993)

124 Idaho 82

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Rodney ARAIZA, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Boise December 1992 Term.

July 8, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen Trimming, Ada County Public Defender, and August H. Cahill, Deputy Public Defender, Boise, for defendant-appellant. August H. Cahill argued.

Larry EchoHawk, Atty. Gen., and Lynn E. Thomas, Deputy Atty. Gen., Boise, for plaintiff-respondent. Lynn E. Thomas argued.


JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a criminal case in which Rodney Araiza was convicted of first-degree murder and riot.

We hold:

1. The trial court's denial of Araiza's motion to strike the jury panel based on a claim that the state used its peremptory challenges to exclude racial minorities from the jury panel was not clearly erroneous. 2. The trial court's denial of motions by Araiza's attorney to withdraw from the case based on a conflict of...

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